When a co-dependent relationship is no longer providing everything that is needed, it often evolves to become interdependent.
Interdependent Relationships often have a group dynamic.
Groups relate in an interdependent way.
This is why adults join clubs & associations.
They need a sense of belonging to a group that provides what they need physically, mentally or emotionally.
It may be the physical activity of a Sports Club, the mental activity of a Bridge Club or the emotional activity of a Darby & Joan Club.
This is why Companies promote team-work.
Teams of people work better when they co-operate with individual talents & skills uniting with a common objective for the mutual benefit of all of the team’s members.
This is why people join Churches.
A church is a body of people who share the same beliefs that meet each others physical & emotional needs as well as endorsing a common dogma, doctrine and set of moral values.