For example, Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse, a pioneer in co-dependence research, defines co-dependents as “all persons who (1) are in love or marriage relationships with an alcoholic, (2) have one or more alcoholic parents or grandparents, or (3) grew up in an emotionally repressive family.”6 According to Wegscheider-Cruse, this includes approximately 96 percent of the population.
