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Why you're attracted to broken people who need saving

I keep dating men who need fixing because that's the only kind of love I learned from taking care of my alcoholic mother.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The caretaking role learned in childhood becomes the only pathway to feeling needed and valuable in love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Family-of-origin patterns in adult love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.