Remember Kabir from the 2019 blockbuster, Kabir Singh? Being in a relationship with someone having traits like that, can be suffocating, right? It feels like you’re constantly walking on eggshells and ...

When we think of an unhealthy relationship, we often picture loud fights, sheer manipulation, or clear-cut abuse. But sometimes, controlling behavior is more subtle—it sneaks in quietly, disguised as ...

Healing means control. That is what I learned when I started medical school nearly a decade ago. It’s a belief embedded so deep in our understanding of medicine that it usually escapes conscious ...

Think you know the difference between a rule and a boundary? If not, your relationship might just suffer. Here’s why. Few concepts have caught fire in the pop psychology, relationship and self-help ...

The author and podcast host reveals how to let go of control. Credit...Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Background: Brian Rea; Inset photo: Tony Luong for The New York Times Supported by The ...

I often speak to people who are in distress over the way their romantic partner treats them. They believe that they want to be close, but that their partner is preventing it by being "condescending," ...

Why do people misidentify control as love? Here are three ways to answer that question. Not everything that looks like love to begin with actually turns out to be true. Sometimes, what feels intense ...