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MFUM

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I need a definition please...
« on: April 30, 2010, 06:12:27 PM »
New user here...

Hello to everyone reading and thank you in advance for your replies.  All are welcome.

My need is for a definition.

What is the word (clinicaly perhaps) to describe someone who will stay in a relationship regardless of how bad/wrong it is due to the commitment/dedication of the one who is in it thinking about this? (Besides idiot, looking for another response!  ;)

Thanks in advance.

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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2010, 06:44:54 PM »
might it be called a dependency?
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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 06:51:23 PM »
might it be called a dependency?

Can you elaborate more on this?

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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2010, 10:01:49 AM »

What is the word (clinicaly perhaps) to describe someone who will stay in a relationship regardless of how bad/wrong it is due to the commitment/dedication of the one who is in it thinking about this? (Besides idiot, looking for another response!  ;)

Calling such a person an idiot is an over-simplification, I think. Real life can be much more complicated. I have not an answer though to the question asked.

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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2010, 11:27:47 AM »
There are several reasons one can stay in a 'bad' relationship. It's possible to be physically dependent, such as the housewife who lacks proper survival skills, or psychologically dependent, such as the depressed woman who feels like her husband's the only thing she has, however bad he is. They may also be cases where the 'victim' feels that the aggressor can be 'saved' with time, or that noone else understands them and they will come to great harm if the 'victim' doesn't endure these "comparatively minor discomforts." Then, there's coercion - a person can be physically or emotionally intimidated into staying in a relationship even though they know it goes against their best interests.

What you're looking for is a diagnosis, not a definition.
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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2010, 09:02:19 PM »
codependency - takes 2 to tango

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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2010, 02:53:09 PM »
I agree. It could be co-dependency, or a host of other issues, including abandonment issues earlier, or a multitude. Perhaps you could elaborate a bit more?

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Re: I need a definition please...
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2010, 03:32:22 AM »
co-dependent basically the one partner fells like they can't/won't function without the other person.

 

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