Our Childhood Patterns Follow Us Into Adult Love

We think we’ve grown up. We think we’ve left our parents’ house behind, but the truth is we pack it with us into every relationship. The same fights echo in new rooms. The same wounds replay in different bodies.

The child who felt invisible grows into the adult who demands attention. The child who had to perform for love becomes the adult who never stops performing. The child who never felt safe learns to run before anyone gets close enough to hurt them again.

Love isn’t just romance. It’s archaeology. Every partner is a mirror reflecting your history back at you. Every relationship is a chance to unearth the past and decide—do I keep repeating the same pattern, or do I finally put it down?