Manipulation. Belittling. Gaslighting. Vacillating between affection and cruelty. Do these sound familiar? Unhealthy marriages can take many forms, and understanding the core behaviors of emotional ...

Mental health experts repeatedly report that gaslighting has become a buzzy, misused and overused word—even when it's referring to gaslighting in a marriage. "The term gaslighting has been adopted ...

When you hear the word "abuse," some form of physical abuse, verbal abuse or sexual abuse may come to mind. But people may not think about emotional abuse. This kind of abuse can be more subtle to ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been in a long marriage. In the early years, we had happy times, but things have changed. For a while now, I’ve been enduring emotional, psychological and verbal abuse from my husband ...

I need help and I have nobody I can ask for guidance. I've been married 18 years, and I've dealt with verbal, emotional and financial abuse. I'm 48, he's 84. He's very controlling, will lose his ...

The actor admitted that the emotional toll of staying in an unhealthy relationship slowly became unbearable. Shefali shared, ...

Black adults have the highest divorce rate and the lowest marriage rate of any ethnic group. And, according to my own research, and my experiences in clinical practice as a licensed pastoral counselor ...