"People with the Bad Luck", In The Dark With You, Greg Brown

Maybe someone you thought was
very kind and true
turned around and did something
just plain mean to you

and it might make you cry and it
might make you real mad and it
might get you to thinkin about
the kind of luck you both had.

Commitment Can Set You Free

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stronger-the-broken-places/201403/commitment-can-set-you-free

Wow they seem to really get it.

The Mental Illness Happy Hour – “Rejection” with Dr. Guy Winch

So many people cannot respond once they know that you can see them.  They’re love avoidant.  And that is completely their-own issue.  They may be into you at first because they love the attention but then they realize, ‘Oh, now it’s the point where there is something required of me.  There’s intimacy.  I might be devoured by this person.’  And they want to pull away.  I see that so many times in people I correspond with and in experiences I had in my twenties when all of a sudden it was like a switch turning off and I couldn’t stand to be around a girl that wanted more.  And I wanted to run.  And it breaks my heart that I didn’t have the words to express to her then, ‘you don’t understand the reason I changed is because you’re present and you’re healthy and you’re whole and this is scaring the shit out of me.’

-Paul Gilmartin

http://mentalpod.com/Rejection-Dr-Guy-Winch

Maybe It's Them, Not You: How to Handle a Crazymaker

"http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/counseling-keys/201403/maybe-its-them-not-you-how-handle-crazymaker

Crazymaking is when a person sets you up to lose. Much like the example above—you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. You’re in a lose-lose situation, but too many games are being played to help you reason yourself out of it. There is no rhyme, reason, or emotional-understanding with a crazy-maker. Worse, when the behavior is stealth and so confusing, it becomes easy to feel crazy. It feels like you’re caught in a whirlwind of chaos with the life force being sucked from you as you are manipulated with nonstop crazy-making tactics."

The Secret to a Happy Relationship

Lofty Title for this article but I think it's true.

Jeffrey Bernstein also authored this very helpful book:  Why Can't You Read My Mind?  It helped me recognize that I have a fear of strong emotions, which has been detrimental in relationships.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/201403/the-secret-happy-relationship