And yet, another similarity.. I entered a relationship not long ago and this gentleman was very good to me and my kids but his issue is also rejection . He wanted more and more of my attention. He wanted every minute I could spare to be with him. He started feeling rejected . He started playing childish games of making me jaleous or withdrawing himself for a few days to get me to react. I didn' t. Instead, I looked at the dynamic of having a relationship with this man. ( I got a call from one of my kids and I had to leave him and he got very upset ) I backed off. He is persistent and we are good friends but he hopes we will get back together in the future. I don' t see it happening anytime soon. Every time he pushes himself onto me, he gets hurt and goes back to his cave for a few days then comes back with : " you mean too much to me to let you go. I want you in my life. " We hang out for a bit until he pushes again .. rinse and repeat. Not very healthy relationship. I wonder if I should cut off the whole thing for his own good.