India, Sept. 29 -- Is your partner or family member more often than not your emotional dumping ground? If you are being an unreasonable, irritable Karen with your loved ones, while the strangers get a free pass always, the reasons are more neurological than you think. As you lash out at those you love the most, the resultant guilt surfaces soon after, making you feel bad for being angry.

Delving deep into this dilemma and why some are more tolerant towards strangers like coworkers, relationship coach Kyle Cox, who frequently shares insights on relationship troubles, revealed in an August 25 post three reasons why this double standard may exist.

In a way, the reason why you act differently is that your brain behaves differently depending...