Johnny Depp Improved the Future of Dating

Johnny Depp’s legal victory in the defamation trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, will improve the future of dating. It sets an example of how the wrong partner can inflict lasting emotional, mental, and physical wounds.

Today, I’m writing down a few key points on how their relationship can help improve yours. There won’t be a quiz at the end, but please take notes. After all, Johnny’s win is a win for everyone in the dating community.

The defamation trial, which lasted six weeks, dropped plenty of insights into how the couple ruined their relationship. Johnny and Amber’s relationship is a simple case of codependency issues that got carried away.

Codependent Individuals

In a codependent relationship, there are two roles — the Taker and the Giver. It’s the most common relationship dynamic for toxic relationships. In this example, Johnny is the Giver while Amber is the Taker.

The Giver has the role of satisfying whatever their partner wants. Because of past trauma or emotional issues, they’re constantly afraid of being abandoned or left alone. True to the facts, Johnny stays in the relationship regardless of being physically abused.

Meanwhile, Amber takes on the role of the Taker. Takers also have unchecked trauma or emotional issues, which lead them to need a partner who will give everything to stay with them. When Amber filed for divorce, her role as a Taker did not disappear.

She needs Johnny, and she wants Johnny to need her. In her effort to remain in the spotlight, she writes an article hinting that Johnny Depp domestically abused her.

How to Spot Codependency

Please note that codependency is a unique psychological construct found in relationships. It’s a learned behavior, which means you can unlearn it through professional help.

Johnny and Amber’s trial gave us a few insights into how codependent people are in a relationship. Here are a few early signs of codependency:

#1 Lying

Individuals who show codependent behavior tend to lie to satisfy their needs. They will go above and beyond to get what they want from Givers and keep them in the relationship. This is evident when Amber Heard gets caught in a lie during the trial.

#2 Anxiety or Fear of Abandonment

Due to their past trauma and emotional scars, most codependent people have a fear of abandonment. They mostly aren’t aware of how this fear controls their words and actions.

#3 Strong Emotional Reactions

Because of their fear of abandonment, they can have strong emotional reactions to negative feedback. The couple showed evidence of this during one of their fights.

When Johnny was about to leave, Amber gaslighted him into thinking no one was going to believe him. She even dared him to leave and see if anyone was going to side with the abused actor.

Fight for What’s Right

Johnny standing up against his abuser to fight for the truth might not be the point of the trial, but it’s what was right. The whole world watched as the truth unfolded, and we got to see firsthand that it’s possible to leave a codependent relationship.

Thanks to the efforts of his legal team, people are now more aware of how codependency works. I can see this improving the dating community quite soon. Hopefully, singles and couples can spot this toxic relationship dynamic early on, and address it before it spirals out of control.