This generation seems more versed in psychology, better at self-packaging, and more focused on independence and clarity compared to the previous generation. However, they also tend to have a rather peculiar sense of distortion when it comes to intimate relationships and self-identity. Both in reality and on the internet, one can see similar faces: clingy lovers, "emotional vampires" who are narcissistic to the point of losing control, people who survive on meal replacement romance, and groups who seek sympathy by borrowing identities and labels. At first glance, they may appear unrelated, but upon closer inspection, they all point to the same thing - an extreme lack of love and recognition, which can often be traced back to the difficulties in their real-life circumstances and the cracks in their family of origin.
She never wanted a boyfriend, but rather a "father figure" for emotional support.
Here is the English translation: There is a type of girl that you must have seen before.
She seemed quite rational when I first met her: she would tell you that she is slow to warm up, hard to move, and not easily trusting of people, and has a bit of resistance to love. She understands what boundaries are, she understands the "coolness" of not relying on others, and she seems clear-headed and independent.
Once the relationship is confirmed, the style immediately changes. Messages must be replied to at all times, and if you don't reply for a while, she starts to imagine that you've changed your heart. When you go out, you have to report it, tell her who you're seeing, and explain if you're late getting home. As soon as another person of the opposite sex appears around you, she immediately enters a state of high alert - even if it's your childhood friend.
At this point, saying "she really likes you" is no longer an accurate description. A more appropriate description would be: what she wants is not a normal partner, but a "psychological father" figure. Someone who will never leave, someone who will always be on her side, someone who is willing to give up everything to comfort her emotionally. She is not engaging in an equal adult relationship with you, but using your presence to make up for the "fatherly love" that she missed.
This pattern can often be traced back to the original family. Parental divorce, long-term absence, neglect, passive aggression, emotional blackmail... She understood very early on that she did not have a truly "reliable adult" to rely on. So after growing up, whenever she encounters someone who is a little warm and responsible, she will subconsciously place all her sense of security on the other person, and then cling to them tightly.
The relationship is doomed to collapse when the girlfriend treats the boyfriend as a "father" figure rather than just a boyfriend. The dynamic will shift from "being needed" to "being overwhelmed" for the boyfriend, and the girlfriend will go from feeling "finally being loved" to "you still don't love me enough."
Many so-called "clingy" and "jealous" people are actually just saying one thing: They have never been truly loved their whole lives, so now they want to get back everything that they feel has been owed to them.
Passion is not wrong, but narcissism can be fatal: how emotional vampires are cultivated
Another type of person who is also worthy of sympathy at first glance: they are sensitive, fragile, often say their psychological state is not good, have low self-esteem, and find life very difficult. You are easily softened and willing to listen to their confessions, stay up late with them, and help them resolve various messes. "Narcissistic personality and exploitative-tinged dependency."
Many people mention narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) and easily associate it with "being very confident, proud, and self-loving", but the true narcissistic personality disorder often has a cruel reality behind it: they fundamentally lack a stable sense of self-worth.
Here are the typical characteristics of this type of person:
- I feel that I am superior or special in some way compared to others.
- I want to be recognized and admired. I hope to become the center of attention for others.
- Extremely intolerant of any negative feedback, even the slightest criticism can trigger rage or internal consumption.
- It is difficult to truly understand the feelings of others and lack empathy.
- In intimate relationships, it is easy to treat people as resources: emotional support, material, social connections, and networks are all tools that can be used.
They can easily act like "emotional vampires" in relationships:
- Time, listening, comfort, and understanding are constantly being demanded of you.
- You take your efforts for granted and habitually ignore your hard work and needs.
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- You are always demanding more from yourself, but rarely truly reciprocate with equal emotional investment and support.
They will constantly demand emotional value from you: when they are upset, they will come to you; when they are anxious, they will come to you; even if someone says a few words to them, they will come to you. Your time, your patience, your understanding are all consumed endlessly as if they are worthless. When you are tired, they will say "never mind, you are busy," but their tone is full of grievance and disappointment, which immediately makes you feel guilty and compel you to compensate them even more.
You think they're just "too sensitive" or "lacking in love", but at a certain moment you'll suddenly realize: they almost never sincerely care about a simple "how have you been lately", let alone truly remember what you've sacrificed for them. Your existence, to them, is more like an emotional power bank - plug it in when you need to charge, unplug it when full. They'll just casually press the button when they need to use you.
The more ironic aspect is that many emotional vampires are not deliberately malicious, and they even genuinely believe that they are "suffering and innocent". They are simply not accustomed to, and unwilling to, sincerely acknowledge that they are endlessly consuming others' emotions and patience.
Passionate emotions are not wrong, and self-exposure is not wrong either. But if all of a person's emotions have to be borne by you; all their messes have to be cleaned up by you; all their grievances have to be comforted by you; yet they never seriously ask "Are you tired?" That is not intimacy, that is a slow suicide.
She is hot and cold, not because of a complex personality, but because she is playing a "pull-and-push type of dependence".
You may have experienced this situation quite clearly: they are sometimes very enthusiastic towards you, but sometimes suddenly cool down, leaving you guessing, "Do they really like me, or do they not want me?"
Typical manifestations are:
- You were very clingy for a while when chatting, instantly replying, talking a lot, and being ambiguous. But then after a few days, you suddenly became cold. When you reach out to them, their replies become fewer and colder.
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- You back off, they start to get closer; you get closer, they start to back off.
You will find that in the long run, you are always adapting to their rhythm. They decide when they want to be intimate and when they want to be distant. You are always uncertain, yet you keep wanting to wait and see what they will do next.
These people may not necessarily have a premeditated intention to "string you along," but their pattern is: they want to enjoy being loved, chased, and cared for, yet they are afraid of truly taking on the responsibilities and exposures that come with intimate relationships. So the most comfortable position for them is to keep you always having a little hope, yet never letting you truly feel secure.
If you are the one being pulled, it's easy to be exhausted, but you still can't bear to leave. However, if you can see through this pattern, you will understand: the problem is not that "you are not charming enough", but that he/she never really intended to stand firmly in a relationship, but only wanted to enjoy the benefits of your infatuation with him/her.
She appears to love concerts, but it's actually that she can't live without that kind of feeling.
You may have people like this around you: in reality, they just chat casually with anyone, but as soon as they get to a concert venue or a celebrity fanbase, their whole person immediately "comes alive".
The features include:
- To see a celebrity idol, one can cross cities to chase them, stay up late to scramble for tickets, and spend a lot of time and money.
- I don't have much energy normally, but the moment I get to a concert, I instantly become high-powered and can stay up all night without getting tired.
- Many happy moments happen in the "live" setting: the lights, the cheers, the chorus, which push all emotions to the highest point.
If you look closely, you will find that what she truly cannot let go of is not a certain celebrity, but the feeling of "being with a group of people, all of us going crazy for the same thing, and not being alone."
This holds strong appeal for people who feel very lonely and oppressed in real life. By simply buying a ticket, they can experience the passion and belonging they normally completely lack, all within a limited timeframe. You may feel that she is "too intense" towards her idol, but fundamentally, she is using one emotional experience after another to anaesthetize herself, momentarily forgetting the reality of "no one truly understands me in my daily life."
He/She is disappointed in people and sees cats and dogs as the only "family" he/she can trust.
Here is the translation: There is also a type of person whose love for pets is a bit over the top:
- Cats and dogs, he/she is extremely concerned about their every move, afraid that there might be some aspect of their care that is not good enough.
- Talking with people, three sentences cannot be separated from one's own pets. Life sharing is almost entirely "How is my cat/dog today".
- You tell them your heart, but they only listen for a couple of sentences before switching back to the topic of their pets; yet they can talk for half a day about the smallest details of their pets.
On the surface, this is "love for pets", but the implicit logic is actually: having lost confidence in people, one only dares to entrust one's true feelings to a life that cannot speak and will not betray.
Pets don't practice covert aggression, don't say hurtful things, and don't suddenly say "I'm tired." For someone who has been deeply hurt in a relationship, building a connection with cats and dogs is much safer than trusting another person again. You may think she "loves animals too much, she's very gentle," but it's also difficult to truly get into her heart, because the deepest part of her trust has already been given to her pets, leaving humans on the outside.
She treats sex as a "painkiller": it's not that she loves you, but that she needs a numbing effect.
If someone around you frequently hooks up or engages in extreme BDSM, you might easily think, "Is their sex drive really that strong?" But after observing them for a while, you'll find it's more like: they have too many emotions, with too few outlets, so they can only numb themselves with strong stimulation.
Here is the English translation: Her specific manifestations are likely:
- I'm interested in having a serious relationship in general, but I'm particularly motivated to have an intense experience.
- Life is often depressed, boring, and lacking in motivation, but as soon as you enter a sexual scene, the whole person is like instantly colorful.
- The more important thing is "how exciting the process is and how extreme the role-playing is," rather than "who it is with."
The other party may be chasing after something in this, not necessarily you as the individual. It could be any number of other factors or motivations.
- You no longer feel invisible or like air when you are desired and watched.
- In a controlling or controlled relationship, the brief period of having the upper hand - people who are very passive and powerless in reality can finally decide a little something here.
- In the moment of intertwining pain and pleasure, the chaotic worries in the mind can be paused.
If you understand it as "She must love me," you will lose out. Many times, you just happen to appear at the time when she needs pain relief, and there are more than just you who can be substitutes.
He/She tells stories using "eating sugar" and "MTF identity": is it really about identification, or is he/she looking for a script and a shield?
You may have also seen such people: they often use "I am actually MTF, I am eating sugar, and I am very difficult" as the main axis of self-description. In real life, the situation itself may not be very good: family relationships are tense, studies and work are in a mess, self-evaluation is extremely low, and they often say they are depressed and useless.
Here is the translation: Under these premises, the statement "I am MTF" brings not just gender information, but an entire usable script:
- It is easy to gain sympathy and understanding within a specific circle.
- Many real-life problems can be attributed to "society does not accept me" or "my family does not understand me".
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Here is the translation: The two things that truly need to be distinguished are:
- They have had a consistent and long-term gender identity experience (this is a serious issue).
- I understand the desire to use one's identity to explain and package all the problems that should be viewed separately - personality, mental state, family relationships, and past failures. However, it's important to address each issue individually rather than conflating them under a single identity. This allows for a more nuanced and effective approach to understanding and addressing the different challenges one may face.
If you are the one on the side, it is easy to be moved by "he/she has it so hard", thinking you are supporting a misunderstood minority. But what may happen is: you are earnestly providing real support, while he/she cares more about telling the story of "how tragic and special their identity is", and is not as invested in the actual step of changing their life.
8. They are always looking for people who "look like/have a similar personality to" them: you are a substitute, not an exception.
A particularly easy-to-misunderstand situation is "emotional meal substitutes".
You will find: she has had a difficult relationship in the past, or someone she can never get over: an ex, a former crush, or even a parental figure. That person has gone, has no chance, or is simply impossible for her to have.
Here is the English translation: Then, you appeared. You may have the following characteristics:
- Your facial features or demeanor is similar to someone that person cares about.
- Some ways of speaking, personality, and temper make her feel "very familiar."
- The timing of your appearance was just right - during the period when she most wanted to "fill the void".
She may say, "I know you are not them, you are you." But you will gradually discover:
- Many relationship patterns are walking in the shadow of the previous relationship.
- They are particularly sensitive to certain areas of you, and those points just happen to correspond to the parts where they were seriously injured in the past.
- Here is the translation: At certain points, the things they say and do seem to be in dialogue with someone who is not present, rather than with you.
You think you are "the special one" who has the chance to heal him/her. But in his/her psychological script, you are more like a living "substitute": using your face, your reactions, your cooperation to help him/her complete that unfinished act.
If you are willing to look into it, the danger of this kind of relationship lies in: as long as that old story has not truly been acknowledged by her as "already over", it will be difficult for you to truly enter her central position - because that position has always been reserved for another person.
9. To the Injured You: They/He/She Has Problems, Does Not Mean You Lack Value
Here are the common traits of these people:
- I have a very strong hunger for "being loved, being seen, being affirmed."
- We lack the capability or patience for genuine, stable, and long-term intimate relationships.
- Becomes better at using various "low-cost, high-stimulation" ways to alleviate the inner turmoil: sticking to you, sucking you in, pulling you, using you as a painkiller, using you as a substitute meal, using you as a character in a story.
Here is the English translation: You have been swept up in it, and it's easy to draw a few wrong conclusions:
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- You are not special enough, so he/she still cannot forget the person from the past?
From the portraits above, it is clear that a large part of this person's behavior stems from their own inherent issues - problems with their family of origin, personality flaws, unresolved trauma, and long-standing distorted needs. You just happen to appear in this stage of their life, being used as a parent figure, an emotional power bank, a painkiller, a surrogate, an audience, or a background - rather than being seen and respected as a complete person in your own right.
This does not mean that you have no responsibility at all - promising to stay, repeatedly forgiving, and being drained time and again while still being able to tough it out are also choices you have made. But at least one thing can be clarified:
The problem is never just "you've met the wrong person" or "you're too lovesick." More often, you just happen to run into someone whose foundation is unstable, and they use their usual methods to inadvertently drag you into the pit with them.
The first step you can take is not to immediately forgive or seek revenge, but to first recognize these "schemes" and "crooked ways":
- You were used.
- You are always filling his/her holes in this relationship, but none of your own holes are filled.
- If nothing changes, and you continue for another year or two, will your situation improve, or will it only get worse?
Here, the article is not intended to convince you that you "must leave", but rather to turn on the lights - to show you that those patterns in him/her are not just minor flaws, but an entire way of life that they have become accustomed to; and whether you are willing to continue being consumed by this system.
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