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I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that this woman is a child of divorce and her father left her mother.
Abandoned daughters grow up to have relationships with:
1. a-holes that are nearby -
so when you break up you're better off, and not abandoned - 'cuz when you were together that guy was so bad for you, what a dick, huh?
2. great guys that are far away -
so when you break up you're better off, and not abandoned - 'cuz when you were together you were safe, he was 4 hours away, what a great guy, huh? too bad he's in another time zone.
Until finally you have an epiphany after putting yourself through so much crap... and you have a relationship with
3. a great guy that's nearby.
been there, done that... 1, 2, and 3