treat or handle?

Her boyfriend treated her like a marionette.
Her boyfriend handled her like a marionette.

Which expression is more correct?

Any other expressions or verbs or phrasal verbs to indicate that somene is subdued to another person and he/she is a puppet in the other's hands?

Her boyfriend treated her like a marionette.

Her boyfriend manipulated her like a marionette.
Her boyfriend yanked her around like a marionette.

The word 'marionette' is not very common in Br English. When I had them I called them 'string puppets'. Coincidentally, thie sort of relationship was referred to in a popsong in the mid-sixties called 'Puppet on a String'. ;-)

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Originally Posted by dilodi83

Any other expressions or verbs or phrasal verbs to indicate that somene is subdued to another person and he/she is a puppet in the other's hands?

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Her boyfriend knew how to pull her strings.
Her boyfriend knew how to push her buttons.
Her boyfriend was the dominant partner in a co-dependency relationship.
She had surrendered all her volition to him.
Her had her under his spell.
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