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Why we recreate childhood dynamics in romance

I keep dating people who remind me of my mother even though my relationship with her was painful and I swore I would never repeat that pattern.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The unconscious seeks to master early wounds by choosing partners who activate familiar neural pathways, mistaking recognition for love.

Ideas that help explain it
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