- Intro - Are you a man considering breaking up your relationship, but you don't want to hurt her There are good reasons for staying with your partner, but fear of how she'll respond to the break-up should not be one of them

Do you have a sense that your girlfriend or partner restricts your lifestyle with excessive neediness, jealousy, controlling behavior, or by being too demanding A relationship is a place to build something -- both partners should help the other expand their horizons

Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse can be harder to identify, because emotionally abusive tendencies can slowly creep into a relationship in the form of unhealthy patterns Emotionally abusive partners seek to manipulate you

Codependent relationships are usually characterized by two roles: A needy person who depends on her partner too much, and a person who acts the care-taker, always comforting his partner at his own expense In relationships, a common pattern is a clingy woman paired with a man who never asserts himself (though the roles can be reversed)

People can be indecisive about whether to stay in a relationship or break up If you're in a relationship and feel like you're in a perpetual state of indecision - always with "one foot out the door" but never quite ready to leave - you need to determine if you should stay or go

Relationships should be a place for growth and comfort for both partners If you feel like you no longer desire to be in a relationship, but feel stuck because of your clingy partner, you need to resolve to leave

What is codependency I've known numerous men who have been in relationships with clingy, needy, overly-emotional, jealous, and controlling women

Do you have a sense that your girlfriend or partner restricts your lifestyle with excessive neediness, jealousy, controlling behavior, or by being too demanding A relationship is a place to build something -- both partners should help the other expand their horizons