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7 Early Warning Signs A Guy Is Going To End Up Being Controlling AF

7 Early Warning Signs A Guy Is Going To End Up Being Controlling AF

Mark Rosenfeld Mark Rosenfeld
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Issues of control always stem from an emotional imbalance, whether it be insecurity, an inability to foster self-love, or an unhealthy need for perfection.

Different Types of Boyfriends There Are

Different Types of Boyfriends There Are

Brandon Gorrell Brandon Gorrell
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While outward displays of masculinity, affability, confidence and power may be a regular part of the Insecure Boyfriend’s behavioral repertoire, the Insecure Boyfriend in fact has low self-confidence and extremely low self-esteem, both of which aggregate to produce a constant, needy second-guessing of his girlfriend’s love and loyalty to him and the belief that if she cheats on him he will have “deserved it” or it will have “made sense.”

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