Gaslighting isn’t just manipulation—it’s seduction in disguise. The emotional confusion it creates can feel disturbingly like intimacy, especially if you grew up equating love with self-abandonment.

There’s a fine line between persuasion and manipulation. Manipulation is when someone tries to control you for their own benefit, often without your consent. It’s sneaky, it’s disrespectful, and ...

There is something deeply magnetic about being adored. We grow up watching grand confessions in films, hearing ballads about endless devotion, and secretly wishing for someone to look at us as if we ...