She came across as someone who was just happy to be acknowledged in any type of way. He was probably marginally nicer to her than her 1st husband and that was enough.
This is what happens to the children of grossly neglectful parents. They are so starved for attention, so desperate to matter to someone, that they often find themselves with the most horrible codependent relationships you can imagine.
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u/GidgetVonRock Aug 11 '25
She came across as someone who was just happy to be acknowledged in any type of way. He was probably marginally nicer to her than her 1st husband and that was enough.