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Article 1: How a Borderline Personality Disorder Love Relationship Evolves

At first, a Borderline female [or male] may appear sweet, shy, vulnerable and "ambivalently in need of being rescued" - looking for her Knight in Shining Armor.

Here is a woman who may look like a dream come true. She not only seems to make you the center of her attention, but she even craves listening to your opinions, thoughts and ideas. It will seem like you have really found your heart's desire.

A relationship with a BPD sufferer not in thereapy usually evolves through distinct stages, often: The Vulnerable Seducer, The Clinger, and The Hater. This evolution may take months, and sometimes even years to cycle through. In the later periods, the personality often swings wildly back and forth from one phase to the next. Regardless of how a person with Borderline Personality Disorder alters and tailors appearance and actions to please others, clear and characteristic personality patterns are often recognizable over time. This is the "number one" rated article on this site.

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