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“He thought he was in love with a person, when in fact he was in love with an image projected upon that person. Cheryl was not a real person with needs and desires of her own; she was a resource for the satisfaction of his unconscious childhood longings. He was in love with the idea of wish fulfillment and--like Narcissus--with a reflected part of himself.”

Harville Hendrix, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
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Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples by Harville Hendrix
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