A friend recently told me a guy friend of hers went to an attorney because his wife filed for divorce, and he didn’t want a divorce. The attorney told him if he wanted her to stay, he needed to abuse ...

Love bombing is considered to be an abuse tactic wherein one person showers the other with affection, compliments, gifts, and attention in order to gain their trust and control or manipulate them. The ...

Experts offer their insights for how to safely navigate this toxic dynamic. Reviewed by Landis Bejar Recognizing signs such ...

Allison Keiper doesn't know anyone who has been in an abusive relationship. But the Jackson High School student has some advice for teenage girls who are in a physically or verbally abusive ...

In the world of abuse, physical abuse gets all the attention. Emotional abuse gets treated as if it’s not that bad. But abuse is abuse. There’s not a type of abuse that’s “not that bad.” It all causes ...

Love doesn’t hurt. If it does, it’s because you have given your heart to the wrong person. — Charles J. Orlando I’ve shared my story of surviving abuse at the hands of a clinically diagnosed ...

When most people think of domestic violence, physical trauma comes quickly to mind. But that form of abuse is almost always paired with another risible relationship pattern: financial abuse. This ...

When we enter into a serious relationship with someone, none of us expects to be treated badly. We are attracted to the positive qualities in a potential partner, we feel passionately towards them, we ...

When Asian-American clients come into counseling, it's quite typical during their early stages of therapy to have a very black and white way of thinking about how they perceive "love" from their ...

Editor's Note: There are varying experiences of abuse, and the following information provided by one psychologist pertains to emotional and psychological abuse. Abusive relationships can look ...