If you’ve heard the term codependency tossed around alongside other “toxic” relationship buzzwords, you might picture obvious scenarios where there’s a giver and a taker: A possessive, selfish jerk ...

As humans, we're meant to live in community—"villages," if you will. Receiving emotional and logistical support, such as having a few close friends to speak with about your grief over losing a parent, ...

Perhaps you constantly sacrifice your own needs to cater to someone else's? If so, you might be navigating the complex waters of a codependent relationship. Far from a simple imbalance, codependency ...

Addiction, the constant need for positive affirmations, low self-esteem, an extreme need for approval, an exaggerated sense of responsibility, an intense fear of being alone, and an unhealthy ...

Codependency can be damaging to a relationship, leading to feelings of suffocation and dissatisfaction, even in what could otherwise be a healthy partnership. If you find it difficult to create space ...

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We go with each other to every appointment, raise our daughter together, and even miss each other when we’re in different rooms of the house. Every morning, we have breakfast in bed together. We can’t ...

The Eat, Pray, Love author discusses her love affair with her best friend, which she says was life-changing but also marked ...

New research shows how abusers engineer emotional attachment to keep partners from leaving. Here’s how love can be used as ...