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October 5, 2011

Should You Marry Her? Relationship Red Flags for Men, Part One

Getting married is a big gamble if you’re a man. Even a woman you think you know very well can morph into another person as soon as you say, “I do.” While some predators and sociopaths are able to keep the mask on until after the wedding ceremony, there are still some warning signs and […]

Filed Under: Dating, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Marriage, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Professional Victims, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abuse, abused men, abusive women, boundaries, common interests, control freaks, crazy women, custody, custody issues, dating, dating advice, divorce, divorce statistics, domestic violence, drama queens, emotional abuse, engagement, family dysfunction, high-conflict people, high-conflict women, histrionic personality disorder, isolation, jealousy, love bomb, love bombing, marriage, physical abuse, possessiveness, princess, princesses, red flags, sex, starter husband, starter marriage, stay at home moms, values

March 25, 2011

Personality Disorder Diagnoses in Family and Divorce Court: Pros and Cons

Recently, I received an email asking about the significance of an actual personality disorder diagnosis in a divorce or custody case: How helpful are psych evaluations in custody and divorce cases? Does it matter if you can get a personality disorder diagnosis, or is it ultimately irrelevant—unless it’s accompanied by severe acting out (e.g., hitting […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Legal, Natalie Malonis, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive relationships, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, Cluster B Personality DIsorders, custody evaluations, custody issues, divorce, Family Law, high-conflict, high-conflict custody, high-conflict divorce, high-conflict individuals, high-conflict people, high-conflict wife, high-conflict women, legal advice, marriage, mental health diagnosis, narcissistic personality disorder, personality disorder

January 12, 2011

Rudeness, Stress and Abuse are Neurotoxins: Children Who Witness Spousal Abuse Are at Risk

The only reason many men stay in unhappy relationships with abusive women is out of love and concern for their children. I’ve lost count of how many of my coaching clients have said, “If it weren’t for the kids, I’d have left a long time ago.”  Some men stay because they believe they’re protecting their […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Custody, Divorce, Domestic Violence, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation, Personality Disorders, Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse Tagged With: abused men, abusive women, antisocial personality disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Breaking up, corpus callosum, custody issues, divorce, domestic violence, double binds, emotional development, emotionally abusive women, golden uterus, marriage, narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, neurobiology of abuse, neurotoxins, parental alienation, parenting, partner abuse, psychological abuse, psychological aggression, psychological development, relationships, sociopathy, spousal abuse, stress, toxic relationships

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