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    8 Habits of Dysfunctional Couples

    It's truly a mystery as to what brings two very different individuals together. If the tabloids are any indication, it's that dysfunctional couples aren't as sidelined as we make them out to be. In fact, crazy Hollywood couples will readily attest that their relationships are "normal," in spite of passionate fights. Unions are often water tight and there's usually complete inertia against breaking away. It's the "can't live with you, can't live without you" feeling that some of us experience at least once in our life and it stupefies us like an unwelcome ton of bricks.

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    Social studies rarely cover the breadth of contentious issues that plague the millions of "normal" dysfunctional relationships out there. Couples in this sort of relationship often exhibit emotional, mental and physical scars that bear testament to their addiction as lovers and the lows that torment the union. You feel like you've known each other from a previous life but you've only just met. Related reading:Is Your Midlife Crisis Destroying your Marriage?

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      7. You've inherited dysfunction from your childhood Parents will always molly-coddle their grown up baby but if you're perpetuating the heritage by continuing to cut his food into bite size pieces, hmmm. Throw your own issues into the mix and you've got a potent brew of dysfunction going on here. Perhaps your parents made you grow up faster than necessary and you cooked, cleaned, slaved over a hot stove and played momma to ... more 
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      7. You've inherited dysfunction from your childhood Parents will always molly-coddle their grown up baby but if you're perpetuating the heritage by continuing to cut his food into bite size pieces, hmmm. Throw your own issues into the mix and you've got a potent brew of dysfunction going on here. Perhaps your parents made you grow up faster than necessary and you cooked, cleaned, slaved over a hot stove and played momma to your siblings at the tender age of 6 years old. They've mocked and belittled you but you were defenseless. It's hard but it's worth keeping your skeletons in the closet. Leave the dirt behind.

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