When you say you saw red flags and told yourself, “it’s different,” you actually see these danger signs as “challenges.” Red flags are there to change your path, not to stop there and paint them. Your mind warns you, but your heart turns out to be a “fixer-upper,” meaning you think you can fix it.
Actually, we often accept the love we think we deserve. If you’re constantly choosing unavailable people, maybe deep down you’re afraid of “real intimacy” yourself? Because an available and healthy guy might seem boring to you, or making a real connection with him might be new and scary for you.
Zoey, I think you should change your selection criteria and giving limit before changing men. Otherwise, the next person will be the same old wine, just in a new bottle!