Hi, I'll post some more later about my own issues which are kind of the opposite of yours but first I want to rattle your zoo cages a bit. From my perspective, you are still a little too much inclined towards sitting at the LD girl's table in the lunchroom. Don't take this the wrong way but I think you are kind of letting your Mom choose your boyfriends for you. In a weird way, it wasn't the case that your BF was a bad choice but almost not enough of a "bad" choice, if you know what I mean. You are over-protecting your bunny with your lioness. That post you made where you talked about your tendency to care for homeless people really gave me an inkling into what might be one of your problems in your relationships. I think you need to have a torrid affair with a beautiful starving musician or some similar type in order to process the fact that you both love and fear attractive irresponsible men like your father.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver