This phrase is exactly what gaslighting a spouse sounds like. "This goes straight to the heart of gaslighting’s goal: to make ...

Dear Abby: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small things and stops talking to him for three to four months at a time. Also, he will make her supper, and she’ll ...

What begins as a partnership built on love, trust, and mutual respect can sometimes deteriorate into a relationship marked by control, manipulation, and fear. This transformation rarely happens ...

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 ...

You might be wondering why so many people choose to stay in such situations. The reasons are often complex and deeply ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR - When the former wife of a popular 1990s actor recently revealed that "cold violence” was the reason behind their marital breakdown, it sparked a heated debate. For years, domestic ...

DEAR ABBY: A man I know has been married for 40 years. His wife gets mad at him for small things and stops talking to him for three to four months at a time. Also, he will make her supper, and she’ll ...

Dear Annie: My mom and I read your column every day, and we always find your advice thoughtful and compassionate. Lately, I’ve been thinking about something I witnessed years ago while working in a ...