Love Addicts begin relationships by trying too hard to please and connect. They are driven to find someone to tell them they are loveable and loved; to find someone who will rescue them from their inability to care for themselves; rescue them from their loneliness, emptiness, lack of self-love, inability to feel safe in the world without someone to protect them. They look for a relationship to make them feel whole.
If you recognize yourself there Time you have made tremendous headway in combating the EA. It is fantasy that keeps it alive and it can very easily ruin your marriage in real life.
