Are you being controlled by your husband or boyfriend? Here are examples of controlling male behavior:

• He always decides what you both do and when you both do it.
• He never agrees to do anything with you when you want to do it.
• He always benefits from everything he does for you or he just doesn't do it.
• He expects you to do all the "dirty work" in the relationship; like cleaning, cooking and other menial chores.
• He never shares a hobby or passion with you that you enjoy.
• He never likes what you like.

Does this sound like familiar behavior?

Controlling men are controlling in ways that are not always obvious to women who get involved with them. They do not order women around in a "controlling manner." To the contrary, they often come across like helpless victims who just want you to take care of them. Once you understand the dynamic of a controlling man's control over you, you will recognize when you are being "set up" to be controlled, and this will give you the power to get out from under a controlling man's grip.