by Sherry Gaba | May 3, 2018 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
In a previous blog, I explained that codependent marriage junkies try to make their partner totally dependent on them, so they will never be able to leave. This kind of codependency is the result of a childhood that was full of unmet needs. The codependent believes...
by Sherry Gaba | Mar 20, 2018 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships, Trauma
We all tend to pick partners who reflect the vision we have of ourselves and our world. Unfortunately, that means marriage junkies end up being attracted to partners who remind them of their dysfunctional family relationships, where they never got what they needed....
by Sherry Gaba | Jan 23, 2018 | Codependency, Obsessive Love, Relationships
The very public engagement of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has the world buzzing about another royal wedding. The image of a prince carrying off his princess is a powerful one in our culture. The couple seems so happy, so perfect, so very much in love. It’s...
by Sherry Gaba | Jan 5, 2018 | Codependency, Fear, Relationships
People that are codependent or that have a love addiction are people that feel complete when they are in a relationship. They look to the other person to fulfill the relationship and provide a way to identify with themselves and the world around them. They are not...
by Sherry Gaba | Dec 28, 2017 | Codependency, Relationships, Trauma
Does the imagination dwell the most upon a woman won or a woman lost?~William Butler Yeats, in The Tower Many men and women find they have a history of falling in love with an unavailable person and they wonder why this keeps happening over and over again. The...
by Sherry Gaba | Nov 28, 2017 | Codependency, Relationships
Attraction is mysterious. Just why do we become attracted to certain people? Part of the answer lies in our history. We are attracted to our first love which is usually the parent of the opposite sex. We are also attracted to people who remind us of others (real...
