We are an interdependent people, and part of human flourishing is learning to make decisions for ourselves. But unfortunately some of us have grown to adulthood, and because of difficult life situations have developed an unhealthy dependence on others. I have been teaching myself through Christian material, just what codependency is. I have learned that the term came from the 70's and referred to someone living with someone else who had an alcohol addiction. I am not sure when this term came to be used with relationships, but this is the codependency that I want to talk about in this blog entry. Relationships can be thrilling for those of us in life who are desperately trying to meet new people. The saying that old friends are the best friends, still holds true, because when we meet someone new we really don't know anything about their past. There are a lot of unanswered questions that we dwell upon and even stress out over, when we meet someone new. This is part of the thril...