People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.

I learned that my husband, Q, lied about having a vasectomy the same day I found out I was pregnant. Q had gotten clipped a few months before and we used protection until he returned from the ...

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