In some abusive relationships we feel we cannot live without the other. When drama is all we know, we imagine that’s what relating is all about. We may train our partners to play our unique game of drama and uproar, which may take the form of continual abandonments and reconciliations, seductive and then withholding behavior, argumentativeness, triangulation, infidelity addiction, and so on. When things are quiet and running smoothly, we may feel bored, even insecure.
