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A healthy relationship to objects is one where the love of an object can be maintained even if the object be the agent of temporary disappointments or frustrations. This is possible by the development of an ego that is capable of mastering reality. Where there is interference with this development a perpetuation of early infantile conflicts results. Masochistic submissiveness in women is one way of attempting to solve these conflicts.