Have you ever seen the spouse who can not do anything without their significant other? They always need to be together no matter what the situation is. If its guys poker night she wants to know why its not couples poker night? If its girls margarita night, he wants to join the party and then you have him ruining the fun for everyone else.

Being co-dependent is not cool.

Usually this less than attractive character trait is developed because the person lacks self esteem or is very jealous by nature. Both of these flaws must be diligently worked on to be corrected.

I think most people would agree that being co-dependent is not a good way to be. Even people that are co-dependent will agree with that. However, most of those people do not feel they suffer from this character issue.

Most often counseling and clear communication with their significant other will dramatically help the situation if not solve it all together. Sometimes it's fixed automatically as a person grows up and matures.

Other times its harder to resolve. Like I said before many people that are co-dependent don't think they are. These are of course the biggest challenges and usually the ones that are the worst offenders. Providing simple, low pressure examples usually helps them realize what they do and how it is perceived by others.

The bottom line is if you are or know someone who is co-dependent you owe to yourself and them to guide them towards a better way. Besides you don't want to be the person that everyone is talking about when you're not there. Do you?