Scintillate wrote:
Personally I continue to be drawn to girls with serious problems, and in trying to help them, the past 3 of them have preyed on me when I breakdown, have pushed me until I snapped over and over again..
Dude, that was so me.
Seriously, that was
so me.
I call it "White Knight Complex." They see you as the white knight, so they act like they're the damsel in distress, and you frantically play along and don the white armour.
You shouldn't have to put on armour to be with somebody. You shouldn't have to gallop in with your sword slicing through the air at her demons.
Let me guess: you would become a good friend to them, and you would pour the empathy on because of all the craziness they were undergoing, and after a suspiciously short interval they would proclaim "you're the only one who hasn't abandoned me, you're the only one who cares/understands, your the best man I've ever met, I want to be with you forever...." And you would fall for it... again!
I don't mean to dog on you or anything, but you and I were very much alike.
Keep those types at arm's length. Even being too close of a friend can get you burned.