Hi Laura,
So glad you weren't offended. Here is that link:
http://www.soulselfhelp.on.ca/codependencea.html . For some reason, the browser included the . at the end of the sentence as part of the link. This should work now.
You said, "I think it would be easy for me to look at my situation and say he is the messed up, nutter, loon. but I must know what it is that has made me stay and what is in me that lets this perpetuate." I agree and I think that learning from our experiences is sometimes difficult and yet so valuable.
I'm glad you found Psych Central and I hope to "see" you around more.
Elizabeth