co-dependent
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We could be the go-getter, the people pleaser, the co-dependent one, or even the savior.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
It’s fraught enough to try such a handsy, dangerous, co-dependent activity with a friend or sibling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
"They love each other, but it's too co-dependent," says Coughlan.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2024
Nicolas Cage plays the hellishly demanding boss, in a movie that spoofs the way co-dependent relationships can drag on through a lifetime, becoming all-consuming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Shields explained that her relationship with her mother was incredibly co-dependent.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2023
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