When my best friend gave me the key to his apartment, I was elated. He made me feel special by giving me free rein to access his home whenever I wanted. He gave me the key because he often locked ...

Dear Amy: I wonder if my expectations are too high, or if my wife is controlling me? I do not feel welcome in my own house. Every week my wife asks me for my schedule (I am retired) for the coming ...

As a child nothing I did was good enough. And as a teen, my parents started controlling me. They chose who I could be friends with. Monitored my phone. And even escorted me when I wanted to go out.It ...

Have you ever said this to your partner? Or had your partner say it—or one of its oh-so-many variants, listed below—to you? “You’re always trying to control me!” “Are you ever going to stop ...