Co-dependent relationships are the most abusive form of relationships. They are based on need, and are not healthy. Each partner in that relationship tries to take advantage of his or her hold on the other partner. This can often deteriorate into a relationship where the two partners can neither live together nor live apart. This relationship is most unlike the-we-need-each-other relationship, which is healthy. There, the partnership is based on equality, and not on one partner’s extreme needs. For example, … Continue reading →