You remind me of a friend of mine, the same pattern as yours. He's always attracted to girls who turn out to have very ''serious'' problems. Of course, everyone has baggage, far from it, but it seems their problems were more than he could deal with. It's all about you. You may not be aware of it consciously but I believe you somehow pick up on their vibe and choose them because as you already mentioned, you feel like a hero.
There's nothing wrong with helping people, in a relationship people should support each other. But be clear about your reasons and maybe secondary gains you get.
In similar situations I noticed that sometimes people use this because they want to keep the other person by making them feel 'indebted' later on. If you only give and don't receive anything it very easily turns into resentment. Was there some other situation where you felt you failed to help someone and now you try to correct it through your relationships?
If you want to change the type of girls you are attracted to, try to figure out what it is that you liked in your girlfriends so far and why. The other way to go, I guess, would be to accept it and learn your lessons.
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