On the outside, your relationship appears fine. As a couple, the two of you visit the right places and always look like a perfect couple. Everything on the outside looks perfect. But behind closed doors, your relationship is far from fine. It may be your relationship is just having a few bumpy parts, just like any relationship does, so you aren’t sure if you really need couples counseling. Those bumpy parts can be heightened in unhealthy relationships. Emotional abuse can be

Copyright 2014 Roberta Gallagher A few weeks ago I received a text from a young woman asking if she is in an emotionally abusive relationship. I replied that there is no easy answer to that. Upon reflection it puts me in mind of a friend of mine who when we were both married about five years asked me “How do you know if you’ve had an orgasm?” The answer to both questions is, if you have to ask there is a problem. First I will list the most common signs of emotional abuse. ​ Y