At their worst, at their most selfish, teenager, parasitic, pathetic, dark morbid the world and life sucks, nothing is my fault, I have no responsibility...
Yes the OP fits perfectly.
And to be honest, I am glad on many levels that my wife choose the one she did, for he is no longer a part of my life beyond revenge fanatsies. Nor is he a part of my friends life with his destructive and antogonistic nature.
In a few years my wife should be able to look back and realize just how far she has come from that point and the person she was "in love" with.
The point is mmot, the OP is a bandaid, because they are a distraction to the MLCer, they tell them all the things they want to hear, do all the things they want to do.
The real friends aren't the ones who always cheer you on, but instead sometimes tell you that you are f-ing up. Not in the OP's gameplan or script normally.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK