Yes, stalking is related to power. Not all victims of stalking recognize it as such, although coverage of the topic these days is helping to call it for what it is: a dangerous pursuit of another to gain control. I was stalked when I was 19 and vulnerable after the suicide of my father that year. My stalker happened to be 18 years older than me. I did not recognize the harassment, the getting closer, the showing up at my college, etc. as stalking. I did however recognize the danger, but equated it to love because my father had endangered his children. So, I thought danger was part of a loving relationship! How screwed up is that? We know only what we know at the time. This man's pursuit of me ended up in a marriage that nearly ended my life. Stalking escalates on the cointinuum to full-blown violence. I tell my story to relate to the topic so others can understand it more fully.