overpossessive love

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  • "Research has shown repeatedly that a poor relationship with a distant, aloof father and an overpossessive, domineering mother could cause homosexuality in males," he says.

    Born Or Bred? 2008

  • Megan's parents are dead; and her adoptive mother, Dorothy, a teacher at the school, is cool and distant rather than overpossessive.

    The Girl in the Tower Lurie, Alison 2008

  • They offer not only support to a girl who needs to escape an overpossessive parent, but also sympathy for the mother who has trouble letting her go.

    The Girl in the Tower Lurie, Alison 2008

  • To be friends with both of them, to some degree or other, would be ideal, he reflected wistfully, but Pickax was a small town, and Polly was overpossessive.

    The Cat Who Moved A Mountain Braun, Lilian Jackson 1992

  • She’s a pretty frustrated woman, and one form it takes is being overpossessive with me sometimes.

    Sudden Rain Maritta Wolff 2009

  • As with lovers, spouses, and children, do not be overpossessive with friends, and don’t expect them to agree with you all the time.

    CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003

  • As with lovers, spouses, and children, do not be overpossessive with friends, and don’t expect them to agree with you all the time.

    CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003

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