RELATIONSHIPS:

As we progress through recovery, we
learn we can no longer form
relationships solely on the basis of
attraction. We learn to be patient, to
allow ourselves to take into account
important facts, and to process
information about that person.

What we are striving for in recovery
is a healthy attraction to people. We

allow ourselves to be attracted to who
people are, not to their potential or to
what we hope they are.

The more we overcome our need to be
excessive caretakers, the less we will

find ourselves attracted to people who
need to be constantly taken care of.

This is a slow process. We need to be
patient with ourselves. The type of

people we find ourselves attracted to
does not change overnight. Being

attracted to dysfunctional people can
linger long and well into recovery.
That does not mean we need to allow
it to control us. The fact is, we will
initiate and maintain relationships
with people we need to be with until
we learn what it is we need to learn
– no matter how long we've been
recovering.

We can stop blaming our relationships
on God, and begin to take
responsibility for them. We can learn
to enjoy the healthy relationships, and
remove ourselves more quickly from
the dysfunctional ones.

We can learn to look for what's good
for us, instead of what's good for the

other person.

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