^ No, you about covered it.
It's sad that she's allowed herself to become so dependent on him. Her self esteem must be nil.
I had a friend in high school like that - she wanted this guy so badly, even though he was no prize. It became an obsession. So they hooked up one drunken night & kind of sort of started dating, even though he would bad mouth her to his friends.
He broke up with her, but not before she got knocked up (I love that phrase, I use it all the time.) So they stayed together "for the baby" that he never wanted. They split up several more times, but she managed to get pregnant 2 more times to "keep him." Now, at age 32, she's a single mom of 3 young girls living back home with her parents. Yeah, she planned that one out really well. I know it takes two to get preg, but she always claimed she was on BC. Guy was an idiot.
I don't really feel sorry for her - she made her bed. But the kids - I hope they never find out that they were basically pawns in this relationship. And I hope she really loves & cares for them.
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