At least you have the self-awareness of your prior behavior. [Chilton made a quick note, before moving on.] And you've avoided the pattern if it's within your power to do so, as you've noted. I might suggest that the enduring cycle of loss and hollow return -- in the sense that these other iterations of the people you've grown attached to as not the same, and thus the would-be bond is inauthentic -- well, that would be difficult for anyone.

How do you manage your anger?