Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Relationships should ideally be a source of comfort, love, and mutual respect. Yet, sometimes actions that seem loving may cross a ...

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My boyfriend’s never been violent, but he puts me down, he’s possessive, insists on looking at my phone messages and is funny about me visiting friends and family. What can I do to get him to change?