"Cinderella complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cinderella complexes [plural]
Etymology: From the title of a 1981 book by Colette Dowling, The Cinderella Complex: Women's Hidden Fear of Independence; named after the girl from the fairy-tale Cinderella, who is rescued from her life of poverty and mistreatment by a prince. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Cinderella complex (plural Cinderella complexes)
  1. The situation where a woman has an unconscious desire to be taken care of by others, and thus requires help from some outside force, usually a man. Wikipedia link: Cinderella complex, Colette Dowling Categories (topical): Feminism

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