If you sometimes feel guilty about taking time for yourself instead of doing something for your partner, you could be in a codependent relationship.

Co-dependence and love are not the same. That intoxicating feeling of can't-live-without-you devotion we romanticize in films? Often it's less a portrait of love and more a sketch of codependency—that ...

Three experts sound off on how to overcome codependency, as well as it how to tell if you are codependent in the first place. Codependency is one of those clinical terms, like disassociative episodes ...

Many people find themselves repeating the same unhealthy relationship patterns—despite their best intentions. Consider codependency—when two people with dysfunctional personality traits become worse ...

Many people are confused by the word “codependency.” When they hear it, they think it simply means that a person is “clingy” or needy. But in fact, codependency is considered a specific and harmful ...

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Every relationship has some issues, but when those issues involve controlling or codependent behavior, it can be a massive red flag.

Loaning money to a relative or co-signing on a car loan — when you're barely squeaking by. Throwing money at lavish gifts to impress others. Pretending you make less than you do because you don't want ...