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Auto-Dido Syndrome 

The phenomena of individuals who purposely or subconsciously seek out partners who they know will hurt and/or abandon them. It is usually manifests from unresolved commitment and self-image issues. It is named for Queen Dido of the Aeneid and her desolation and death following her affair with Aeneas.
We all know why he dated her, he hasn't addressed his Auto-Dido Syndrome.

Doing a Dido 

When you realise you have a Classical Civilization or Ancient History lesson at 9am tomorrow, so you put some revision of book 4 of the Aeneid into 'practice'.
"hey did you hear about Joe!?"
"yeah, I heard he hadn't done the worksheet on book 10 for today so he was doing a dido"

"its a bit extreme"
"yeah I know, yikes"
Doing a Dido by Olosodo November 3, 2019