Toxic relationships rarely begin as toxic. They often start with excitement, attention, and chase. However, it’s not long ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Abusive behavior is not always obvious. Here are some of the mechanisms ...

When Emma Davey met Ashley Southgate in 2015, she was on "cloud nine". Within a week of them dating, he told her he loved her, and within a month was talking about marriage, children, and their rosy ...

Controlling behaviors are often hard to distinguish from the normal experience of being in a relationship. If you suspect your partner is controlling, look for clues in how your partner’s behavior ...

We’ve all been there—trapped in a relationship where the walls slowly close in, as your partner’s grip tightens like a vice. Maybe you’re feeling like a supporting character in your own life story or ...

Living with an abusive and controlling partner can feel like living in a cult—except lonelier. Victims' ** own viewpoints, desires, and opinions may fade as they are overwhelmed by the abusers'. Over ...

Robert Easom is a "manipulative individual with a warped sense of entitlement and repulsive views towards women", says Det Con Bethanie Kirk A "violent and controlling bully" severed his partner's ...

He also admitted to threatening to share intimate photographs of a woman on April 30 and stalking involving serious alarm or ...

Dear Abby: This letter is embarrassing to write. When calling in a fast-food order, my husband wants me to ask the price of each item and becomes upset if they vary from the online menu price. I ...