possessiveness

When men understood that they were the sole father of specific children, their possessiveness became toxic.

When an aspect of your culture becomes ubiquitous in the mainstream, no matter who you are, I think it’s natural to feel a little possessiveness.

The complaint also said Garcia, who had already considered quitting because he was overworked and underpaid in a hostile work environment aggravated by Megan’s possessiveness and abusiveness, was misclassified as an independent contractor but treated as an exclusive employee.

“Dad’s freaking out downstairs,” Danny says, and quickly we pick up on a few things: They are in a violent household, united against an abusive parent, and there is a skin-crawling but mutual sexual energy between Ana and Danny, whose hypervigilant attention to her involves both possessiveness and manipulation.

Ms Cecchettin's sister Elena said she had been concerned about his possessiveness, but never imagined he could hurt her.