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Love as compliance: Unlearning the childhood rule that still runs your relationships

Love as compliance is a particular kind of adulthood where you can read the room like a weather report. You sense a sigh from across the table, detect a pause on a phone call, and immediately begin the ancient ritual: correcting yourself before anyone asks. In coaching rooms, I meet them every week. High-functioning, high-capacity,…