Fortunata syndrome takes its name from a novel by Benito Pérez Galdas, called ‘Fortunata e Jacinta’, this literary work was written in the nineteenth century and in the 1970s was adapted into cinema, the characters of this story have a great psychological depth, so, this was the reason why such behavior was named in romantic relationships.
The book chronicles the conflicting relationship between a man, Juanito Santa Cruz, and two women: Jacinta and Fortunata, the first is the woman and the second her lover, Fortunata prostituted he and then married Maximilian; however, the relationship between Fortunata and her lover continues in time, and she has just had two children with him.
- The most interesting thing about the play is not the plot itself.
- But the psychological treatment given to each of the characters.
- In particular.
- Fortunata would represent this type of woman who likes to have sex with married men.
- So it is said that a woman is has Fortunata syndrome when she behaves in this way.
“The infidels know the pleasures of love; Is it the faithful who know the tragedies of love?Oscar Wilde?
Fortunata syndrome cannot be considered a disorder or disease; in fact, it is a relatively irregular condition that affects some women, who feel a greater attraction and interest in already married men.
The main characteristics of a woman with Fortunata syndrome are
We can say that those who suffer from Fortunata syndrome deeply love a committed man, and they feel that this love is impossible because of the presence of the legitimate romantic partner.
The first love triangle lived in life occurs at a very young age. Freud built on him the so-called “Oedipus complex”. According to his theory, the children would feel an attraction to their mother, unconsciously wanting to take the place of the other (father).
Thus, the child wants to replace the father and daughter to the mother (“Electra complex”). Such a complex must be resolved by prohibiting or prohibiting incest. All this is happening on an unconscious level.
Fortunata syndrome indicates a lack of resolution of the Edenic conflict. For every man and woman, their adult sentimental companions somehow recreate the father or mother who was their first and greatest love. The in common is that in this sentimental companion, conflicts, expectations and desires. kept as a child with the father of the other sex are projected.
If he?Oedipus Complex? However, if it has not been overcome, there will be a tendency to recreate certain conditions of this first love triangle.
As a result, women will be more attracted to married men, just like their father. Besides, you’ll feel that the other woman is the source of all your frustrations, as was the case with your mother, who prevented your edipal from being performed. wish.
In addition to the possible permanence of this unconscious conflict, when a woman has Fortunata syndrome, it is also common for her to exhibit certain personality traits, especially related to the great difficulties in appreciating and recognizing her feelings.
It is common for women attracted to committed men to have been educated to the standards of dependence, so they generally value sacrifice and interpret it as a test of love, it is also common for them to have low self-esteem and idealize love. They overestimate it and see it as a source of redemption for all suffering.
Women with Fortunata syndrome want to hit the mother of childhood by triumphing over the wife of the man currently married, yet they do so not consciously, but as impossible to resist.
Most of the time they end up suffering a lot and experiencing great frustrations, in these cases psychotherapy is one of the best solutions.