“They try to control how you spend your time and tell you who you can and cannot hang out with.”— Hattie Gladwell, metro.co.uk
“Your partner might quickly become a charmer when it’s clear you’re about to end things. After all, who will they be able to control once you leave?”— Christine Skopec, cheatsheet.com
“He justifies his control with insecurity. His last girlfriend really hurt him, so he holds out on committing to you. He’s been cheated on before, so he always has to know where you are and what you’re doing. It’s not you, it’s him, and he uses that logic to control your every move.”— Kelsey Dykstra, bolde.com
“A manipulative individual may insist on you meeting and interacting in a physical space where he or she can exercise more dominance and control. This can be the manipulator’s office, home, car, or other spaces where he feels ownership and familiarity (and where you lack them).”— Preston Ni, psychologytoday.com
“When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.”— Alan W Watts, amazon.com
“Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.”— Terry Pratchett, amazon.com
“Ask your lover to relax on the bed and then take your time lavishing his body with slow touch. Every time your lover tries to touch you, lightly slap their hand away and let them know that you are in control for the moment.”— Charlotte & Chris Pleasure Mechanics, thoughtcatalog.com
“Tell him to aim for one thrust every few seconds, then gradually (like, every two minutes) take it up a notch, to the point where there's a thrust every second or so. If he feels like he's going to come, he should stop thrusting and wait a few seconds until he can control himself and start up again.”— Healthy Women, healthywomen.org
“The truth is the less you want people the more they want you back, the more they crave your attention because the one who cares less is always the one with the most control.”— Becca Martin, thoughtcatalog.com
“Straddle your guy during your next bedroom session and begin to pull off his shirt. As it reaches his wrists, stop pulling. Grab the shirt with one hand (grasp the part in the middle between his arms) and use it to pin his wrists back to the bed like makeshift handcuffs. The more confident you are a…”— Marissa Gold, glamour.com
“Even if you love being put in light bondage and whisked away on a journey of sensation, make sure to switch roles every once in awhile. It can be equally arousing and fun to be the one in control, and you'll both discover new parts of yourselves when you switch it up.”— Your Tango, yourtango.com
“I do not think, sir, you have any right to command me, merely because you are older than I, or because you have seen more of the world than I have; your claim to superiority depends on the use you have made of your time and experience.”— Charlotte Brontë, amazon.com
“When we attempt to exercise power or control over someone else, we cannot avoid giving that person the very same power or control over us.”— Alan Watts, amazon.com
“Don’t be controlled. A casual relationship involves two people. But almost always, one person has complete control over the other person. The dominant partner decides when to hook up, and when to avoid each other. If you find your partner too dominant or controlling, chances are, you’re falling in l…”— Sarah Summer, lovepanky.com
“Respect your boundaries. If you head out to the club and you pick out someone you want to bone for the night and then you decide that, actually, you don't think you are going to respect yourself in the morning -- listen to yourself on that one. You can say no. That's not something you give up when y…”— Marianne, xojane.com
“Things can happen to you, but they don't have to happen to your soul.”— Jennifer Lawrence, m.imdb.com