For people who grew up in homes with very controlling or abusive parents, it can be difficult to distinguish between control and concern in dating relationships. Women and men with a history of love ...

The way a boy grows up, and the connection he has with his mother, can greatly affect him as an adult man. So, if a man has ...

It's easy to recognize people around us who want to control us and other people. It's harder to recognize controlling behaviors of our own! What is a controlling person? It's someone who needs to have ...

If anything like that sounds familiar, read on. Psychologists explain what it means to be a “controlling” parent, nine habits ...

In all of my years of blogging for Psychology Today, the piece that has generated the most user mail and views—by a very large margin—is my piece about the signs of a controlling relationship. As ...

We all deserve a loving, healthy relationship with our parents. Unfortunately, it’s not always that simple — just because someone raised you doesn’t guarantee a smooth, drama-free rapport with them.

When it comes to love, our society romanticizes intense, controlling relationships and controlling behavior so much that it can be hard to recognize them for what they are. We have centuries of ...

Many readers have let me know that my pieces about the signs of controlling behavior and the steps to take in leaving a controlling relationship have resonated with them. Unfortunately, emotionally ...