I had a very good friend, a gay man (of blessed memory) with whom I used to discuss our tendency to attract what he called "wounded birds." He said one time he went into a bar (it was pretty crowded and people were kind of jammed in there) and saw a cute guy and went over to him and they started talking. My friend really felt attracted to him. Then the guy turned around and HE HAD ONLY ONE ARM! That was the epitome of the Wounded Bird. Geez.
