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[quote=Anonymous]I completely understand where you're coming from.  I have also always felt like I was flawed in some way.  I wonder to what degree it's about upbringing?  The people I know who are awesome in every way -- organized, smart, kind, healthy -- usually have a great support system, a supportive extended family and got a lot of love as children.  I had a friend in grad school like that -- she married an amazing guy, adopted a house full of amazing kids, runs marathons, wins awards for her research -- all backstopped by her wonderful extended family all of whom she just loves.

I'm a mass of insecurities, mostly generated by my childhood, and it's made me introverted and unsure of myself, uncomfortable entertaining, etc.  We have no extended family to speak of and I feel trapped in my job, etc.  I married a guy who isn't particularly nice to me, mostly because I didn't have the courage to feel like there was someone spectacular out there waiting for me.
I bet the new wife in this scenario was raised in a land of butterflies and marigolds, by fantastic people who always smelled like freshly baked bread.[/quote]

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