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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by thepasswordis on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:23PM (#27040871)
When you use the word "codependent", what do you mean?
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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by lovegoblin on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:35PM (#27041084)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codependency#Romantic_relation...

> Commonly observable characteristics of codependency are:

> intense and unstable interpersonal relationships

> *inability to tolerate being alone, accompanied by frantic efforts to avoid being alone*

> ...

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Re:On incels, dead bedrooms and the hard problems of loneliness by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @02:37PM (#27041115)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codependency#Individual_dynami...

> A codependent is someone who cannot function on their own and whose thinking and behavior is instead organized around another person, process, or substance.

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