My sister and I both inherited our mother's desperate need to be needed in relationships, and now we're watching each other make the same painful choices with partners who take advantage of our giving. When I try to point out what I see happening with her boyfriend, she gets defensive and throws my own relationship mistakes back at me, but we both know we're just scared of being alone.
More people experience this than they realize.
Siblings are caught between wanting to protect each other from inherited relationship patterns while being triggered by seeing their own wounds reflected.
“Where Are You with Love Addiction?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.