If someone you deeply love wounded you emotionally, you may spend years in futile efforts to convince that person to change, to see how valuable you are, to treat you as you deserve to be treated. When these attempts fail (because they usually do), you’ll feel magnetized toward romantic partners, friends, and sometimes even employers who are similar to the person who hurt you. You’ll try to get them to treat you right, because that would feel a lot like getting love from the original injuring party.
