Ok...let me take a crack at this one...in plain English.
Lets say you are getting a little on the side, and now she tells you she is pregnant.
But you don't believe you are the father because your best friend likes to stop by and see her too.
You can both claim the little guy on your taxes...as a co-dependent.
Ok...let me take a crack at this one...in plain English.
Lets say you are getting a little on the side, and now she tells you she is pregnant.
But you don't believe you are the father because your best friend likes to stop by and see her too.
You can both claim the little guy on your taxes...as a co-dependent.
:lol::aktion033
fester will step in on this one too...
The prefix "co" from latin means jointly or mutually. Literally
the word refers to people who have dependencies on one another.
In modern usage it is used in a negative sense, in a dis-functional
way.
An example would be a guy who was an alcoholic who uses his
girlfriend to get alcohol, and to help him cover for his alcoholism.
The girlfriend is dependent on the boyfriend for attention and love,
and puts up with his alcoholism because she of the needs that she
has that he meets.
The prefix "co" from latin means jointly or mutually. Literally
the word refers to people who have dependencies on one another.
In modern usage it is used in a negative sense, in a dis-functional
way.
An example would be a guy who was an alcoholic who uses his
girlfriend to get alcohol, and to help him cover for his alcoholism.
The girlfriend is dependent on the boyfriend for attention and love,
and puts up with his alcoholism because she of the needs that she
has that he meets.
Another blurb:
"codependents are people who exhibit far too much caring for people who depend on them. While this may not seem like a component of a bad relationship at first, codependency leads to several unhealthy outcomes, including the tendency to smother a loved one with over affection or self sacrifice to the point of martyrdom.
This is most commonly exhibited by the archetypical over protective parent, who cossets their children to the point that these kids never really mature, and are left unable to fend for themselves when they are alone. Spouses and girl/boy friends can also exhibit codependency in a lot of ways that can be ultimately unhealthy. Examples can include a wife who lets her husband become an alcoholic and physically abuse her, and she stays in the relationship simply because he "needs her to look after him".
"codependents are people who exhibit far too much caring for people who depend on them. While this may not seem like a component of a bad relationship at first, codependency leads to several unhealthy outcomes, including the tendency to smother a loved one with over affection or self sacrifice to the point of martyrdom.
This is most commonly exhibited by the archetypical over protective parent, who cossets their children to the point that these kids never really mature, and are left unable to fend for themselves when they are alone. Spouses and girl/boy friends can also exhibit codependency in a lot of ways that can be ultimately unhealthy. Examples can include a wife who lets her husband become an alcoholic and physically abuse her, and she stays in the relationship simply because he "needs her to look after him".
