Hedda Gabler Syndrome

Hedda Gabler, in Henrik Ibsen's play, became infatuated with Ejlert Lovborg (her husband's academic rival and Hedda past fling) and persuades herself that she can be the one to change Ejlert from his wrong handling of liquor and make him a better man. Similarly, women in today's day and age, as in the past, who can be grouped together under the Hedda Gabler Syndrome, are women attracted to 'bad boys' and they strongly believe that no matter what the boy's flaws are, these women will be the ones to change them and transform them to a better version of themselves. Another characteristic of the syndrome is that this belief turns out to be delusional and it does not get put into practice.