possessive?

People who are possessive of material things are called materialistic and this is not a compliment. Yet isn’t it worse to be possessive of another person? You can own things, but you can’t own other people, even those you are related to by birth or marriage, and to attempt to control them by manipulation is to violate their dignity and free will. This can be demanding and there are burdens to bear in accommodating their free will even as they bear with yours. Even though people are beyond your control, don’t you find more satisfaction in dealing with them than you do in dealing with things?