I think you misunderstood my point entirely — I hear your point and I hear your rage. However, there is a difference between depending on someone and co-dependency that I’m speaking of here. This article is meant to empower not only women who are “victims” of abuse, but men too. This article is about self-love, self-confidence, and setting appropriate boundaries to respect yourself. Whether you’re a woman a man or otherwise. I actually find that there are a shit ton of said “narcissistic” women out there, taking advantage of and manipulating men — and they have been for years. So, it goes both ways. I appreciate your response, but I think maybe you misunderstood some of what I was saying — I want people to love and respect themself enough to not be taken advantage of and become “codependent” — you may not love this word, but it’s the word I used to describe it. Thanks, hope this makes sense!