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Illustration of person gaslighting their partner with common gaslighting phrases like, “I was just joking around"
October 24, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Understanding Gaslighting: What It Means, How To Recognize It and What To Do

If someone is making you doubt your sense of self and overriding your needs or ignoring your emotions, that someone may be gaslighting you

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October 21, 2024/Sex & Relationships

Am I Being Gaslighted? Take This Quiz

This 15-question quiz is designed to help you recognize signs of gaslighting tactics and behaviors

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October 11, 2024/Sex & Relationships

The Power and Control Wheel: A Domestic Violence Model

Physical and sexual violence reinforce behaviors that create a power imbalance in an abusive relationship

Male with arms outstretched toward hunched over female, with broken heart and holding hands wreath around her
June 10, 2024/Sex & Relationships

What Is the Cycle of Abuse and How Do You Break It?

The cycle of abuse is a simple theory for understanding relationship violence — but the model might not fit everyone’s situation

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September 22, 2023/Sex & Relationships

What Is Hoovering? 7 Signs and How To Handle It

This manipulative tactic sucks people back into destructive relationships

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April 3, 2023/Mental Health

Here’s Where Jealousy Comes From (and 3 Ways To Tame It)

It’s a feeling we all have, but it’s important not to let it take over your relationships

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March 29, 2023/Mental Health

Here’s What Trauma Bonding Really Is and How To Recognize the Signs

The glue that helps hold an abusive relationship together

A couple sitting back to back with conversation bubbles overhead which show a thread of misunderstanding.
March 16, 2023/Sex & Relationships

Don’t Let the ‘Seven-Year Itch’ Sabotage Your Relationship

To reignite the spark, work on strengthening your communication and reestablishing trust

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February 1, 2023/Sex & Relationships

What Is Love Bombing?

This form of psychological and emotional abuse is often disguised as excessive flattery

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April 7, 2022/Sex & Relationships

How To Spot Relationship Red Flags

Red flags can pop up early in a relationship and may lead to serious issues like domestic abuse

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