<p>Affective dependence is a reason for frequent consultation. The impulsiveness and obsessive ideation towards the life of the other person suggests possible impairment of executive functions. The objective was to analyze the relationship affective dependence-executive functions. Fifteen adult women who attended group psychotherapeutic treatment for affective dependence, and a group of 15 healthy control women matched for age and education were evaluated. An emotional dependence scale (CDE) and an executive battery (IFS, Hayling, and WCST) were administered. The group with affective dependence obtained worse executive performance than the control group, with a significant association between affective dependency and executive performance. Due to the small sample size, we emphasize the exploratory scope of our findings, which should be confirmed or dismissed in future research.</p>