Gaslighting, a manipulation tactic often wielded by emotional abusers, gradually makes you question your own judgment, feelings, memories and reality. Because of its insidious nature, it can be hard for victims to recognize it as it’s happening. Abusers use gaslighting as a way to gain and maintain power and control in the relationship. They break down your confidence over time by making you think your interpretation of events is incorrect. The more you second-guess yourself, the more you start to believe their version must be the accurate one. “People who cannot authentically argue their...…Gaslighting, a manipulation tactic often wielded by emotional abusers, gradually makes you question your own judgment, feelings, memories and reality. Because of its insidious nature, it can be hard for victims to recognize it as it’s happening. Abusers use gaslighting as a way to gain and maintain power and control in the relationship. They break down your confidence over time by making you think your interpretation of events is incorrect. The more you second-guess yourself, the more you start to believe their version must be the accurate one. “People who cannot authentically argue their...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Relationships. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Of all the things , is often near the top of the list. A of American couples found that chores were among the top five most-argued-about topics. AdvertisementAlthough today women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, those in heterosexual relationships are still , . Household labor includes physical tasks such as laundry, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping and child care, but it also encompasses the often invisible job ― known as the “mental load” ― of ensuring these tasks get done: anticipating...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Relationships. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Of all the things , is often near the top of the list. A of American couples found that chores were among the top five most-argued-about topics. AdvertisementAlthough today women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, those in heterosexual relationships are still , . Household labor includes physical tasks such as laundry, cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping and child care, but it also encompasses the often invisible job ― known as the “mental load” ― of ensuring these tasks get done: anticipating...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Relationships. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×In , people tend to show love to a partner . For example, those of us who need a big bear hug when we’re stressed might assume our partners would want the same. In reality, they may wish we had helped them cross something off their never-ending to-do list instead.This presumptive approach can be ineffective because we all have different preferences when it comes to what makes us feel loved and cared for. ― a pastor, speaker and author who has been married for more than 50 years ― explored this concept in...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Relationships. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×In , people tend to show love to a partner . For example, those of us who need a big bear hug when we’re stressed might assume our partners would want the same. In reality, they may wish we had helped them cross something off their never-ending to-do list instead.This presumptive approach can be ineffective because we all have different preferences when it comes to what makes us feel loved and cared for. ― a pastor, speaker and author who has been married for more than 50 years ― explored this concept in...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Home & Living. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Many Americans know that is a Tuesday, but few know why. Even people you’d expect to know, , have been stumped by this very question. The answer dates back to 1845, when Congress passed a law declaring that federal elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Before that point, states could hold their presidential elections on any day . But this arrangement began to raise concerns : Results from states that voted earlier could sway the outcome in states that voted...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Home & Living. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Many Americans know that is a Tuesday, but few know why. Even people you’d expect to know, , have been stumped by this very question. The answer dates back to 1845, when Congress passed a law declaring that federal elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Before that point, states could hold their presidential elections on any day . But this arrangement began to raise concerns : Results from states that voted earlier could sway the outcome in states that voted...WW…