Here I go with Harville Hendrix again--

He has a book about exactly what you're talking about,called "Receiving Love." Might be worth a look. Codependence is a chronic disease--been there, done that. Yes, 2 codependents together is a recipe for disaster, unless you're both ready to do some serious work. Ah, alcoholism--the gift that keeps on giving.


M60
H52
D20
M14 yrs
OW-old gf from 1986
bomb-5/18/08
H filed for D-9/10/08
D final 4/24/09
xH remarried (not OW) 2012