In an *interdependent relationship*, both people can be independent, healthy, human beings.
In a *codependent relationship*, one or both individuals in the relationship build an unhealthy reliance on the other person. They start to *need* the other person to be a happy, functioning human. This can lead to subsuming each other, and it can develop into a lack of identity, rage, and frustration. Codependent relationships are not healthy.
Some common signs of codependency include:
- Your sense of self-worth and self-esteem come from outside yourself. Primarily from your parter.
