Thanks for the insightful and ever engaging exploration into this craziness. Lexie - maybe, I don't really know yet if it's the need to be needed. I am finding however, that I possess many of the characteristics of women who stay with abusive men or keep going back to them. It's mind boggling even to me. Much point to love addiction. I was very curious how other women seemed to struggle with it when another woman would flip him off and leave without a care. Trying to see if there is some common codie denominator.