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Controlling Who You Can and Can't Hang Out With

There was a time in my last relationship where the girlfriend tried to tell me who I could and could not hang out with. Point in case, anyone without a penis, I couldn't spend time with. Even if we run into each other o…
Control & Surrender: When The Heist Backfires

I recently wrote about performing something called the Heist - a kidnapping of sorts - on an unsuspecting SO as a way of spicing things up. Because the successful Heist centers so much on anticipation, it runs the very…
How Much Is Too Much Independence?

Is there such a thing as being overly-independent? I feel like I might be straddling the line between independent and dismissive. All day at work I feel like I’m always saying ‘I have it under control.&rsqu…
There’s Cute Jealous and Then There’s Othello! (When Jealousy is Ok and Not Ok)

Feelings of jealousy in a relationship in my opinion are normal. However, what really counts is the way people act on these feelings that they are having. I was dating this guy a couple of years back (we were out having…
Who REALLY Has the Power in Relationships

The person with the most power in the relationship is the one who is least interested. For example: boy meets girl. boy gives girl number. boy waits on girl day and night for her call. girl is going about her day with e…
There's Another Reason Why People Stay in Abusive Relationships

I was talking to a friend of mine who just got out of an abusive relationship about this, as it'd been an idea I'd been harboring for some time. Abusive relationships are no fun. They put you on the defensive, they m…
He Wants Me to Be More Possessive

Long story short, I was discussing the concepts of jealousy and possessiveness in a relationship with my long-term boyfriend today, and we agreed that those two emotions/practices are rather unnecessary in a relationsh…
Who Wears The Trousers In Your Relationship?

The person who wears the trousers (yes, I'm British) in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things. Historically, men always wore the trousers and women never had a say; but thanks to the bra-burning…
Guys Don't Love The Chase, But Girls Do.

In response to a previous post that claimed that men chase women for no reason, seems illogical. I am a man who cares not to waste time chasing women that I am not interested in. Most of my guy friends agree with me o…
Love Is Merely The Go-To Term?

Love is about control. Control is everything. Whether it be unrequited or reciprocated, love is about control. Self-control, emotional control. For unrequited love, it is a matter of schooling yourself so that your eye…