A client came to me recently, and I thought I’d share his story. Many of us believe we’re somehow “doomed” in relationships or that there’s something inherently wrong with us. This belief often explains why we repeatedly attract the wrong people. He found himself, yet again, checking on her late at night because she hadn’t responded for hours. Successful, smart, and independent, he felt trapped in the same cycle he’d experienced before — drawn to emotionally unavailable, unpr