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June 7, 2011

Hostile Dependency: Is your Abusive Wife, Girlfriend or Ex a Child in the Body of an Adult?

Does your wife or girlfriend believe it is your responsibility to take care of her emotionally, physically and financially? Worse yet, does your ex-wife or ex-girlfriend believe the same despite the fact your relationship is over? If so, you may be dealing with hostile dependency. The Root of the Problem Children rely on their parents […]

Filed Under: Abuse, Accountability, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Blame, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dating, Domestic Violence, Financial Abuse, Healthy Relationships, High-Conflict, Histrionic Personality Disorder, Marriage, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Personality Disorders, Professional Victims, Psychological Abuse, Relationships, Unhealthy Relationships Tagged With: abused men, abusive personality-disordered individuals, abusive women, adolescence, antisocial personality disorder, APDI, attachment disorders, attachment issues, borderline personality disorder, childhood development, dependency, HCP, high-conflict people, high-conflict women, histrionic personality disorder, hostile dependency, hostility, identity consolidation, individuation, mature time perspective, narcissistic personality disorder, passive-aggressive, personality consolidation, resentment, sexual identity, sexual maturation, woman-child, women who refuse to grow up, women who refuse to work

January 16, 2009

The Real Reason Your Wife Doesn’t Want to Work

You’ve used logic, reason, ultimatums, bargaining and begging to no avail. Your wife still won’t go back to work even though the kids are in school full-time. You may ask yourself why she spent time and money on an education only to unempower herself by becoming financially dependent upon you. It’s a valid question. Being […]

Filed Under: Gender differences, Marriage, Moved From Old Website, Relationships Tagged With: dependency, hostile dependency, marriage, men and women, Psychology, relationships

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