Woo Woo To The Me Too

Karpman used triangles to map conflicted or drama-intense relationship transactions. The Karpman Drama Triangle models the connection between personal responsibility and power dynamics, it depicts the destructive and shifting roles people play. He defined three roles in the conflict; Persecutor, Rescuer and Victim. Karpman placed these three roles on an inverted triangle and referred to them as being the three aspects, or faces of drama. 

The reparenting role requires authority, just like a parent has authority over a child, this is not a kind of authority suitable for a romantic relationship, adults value autonomy to keep their seperate selves intact. Even those who can fulfil this need learn their lesson down the road and start having boundaries, their sex lives always suffer, because it's subconsciously incestuous to sleep with a "child" even if that is an emotionally immature adult in the 40s, sex is then viewed with shame and disgust, cheating then happens. The overly reliant one who requires reparenting uses sex as a form of dominative control, indicative of helplessness in his own life, the overly care taking one emotionally distance via killing off her sex drive or refusing sex, she see no lost leaving the relationship even if he's rich or successful, emotional needs are basic needs, wealth or career success cannot compensate for it. 

There is always power struggle happening when someone requires reparenting and no matter how healthy and helpful you're, you will be the scapegoat for all the pain they don't want to face and they can still see you as a replacement evil father or mother after all the help rendered, it is a thankless task with no rewards, make sure you're OK playing dual or triple roles if you date someone who requires reparenting.