1. he's acting out the repetition compulsion - the unconscious compulsion to repeat a painful situation or relationship over and over in the hopes it will turn differently this time. usually each time is worse, brings more pain and disapointment.
2. he's involved with the ghost of a past relationship - memories, dreams and longings from the past, which have been finished but are not over. A man can hold onto the memory of a former wife or lover and idealize her to such an extent, it prevents him from being available to anyone in the present.
(almost "C")




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