Relationship dependents quickly dive into relationships based on intuition rather than real shared interests, values, or goals.

 Relationship dependents quickly dive into relationships based on intuition rather than real shared interests, values, or goals. They do this because they want a relationship, yet fear truly revealing themselves because of their "flaws." Hang on when things are obviously bad because they don't feel they could survive without the other person.  Believe they can "make relationships happen by sheer force of will; they believe they can make others love them through sheer tenacity. Lie to themselves and others about the sacrifices they make (including value judgments) and even put their children's well-being below their need for a relationship. Feel that love and suffering go together that coffee and cream. They romanticize the suffering and martyrdom that people do for love that is so popularized in our culture.

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