What's it called when you fall in love with someone because you feel sorry for them?

Question

What's it called when you fall in love/get a crush on someone because you feel sorry for them? All I know is it's the something effect. "Doc" said something about it in Back to the Future (I) when Marty sees his dad getting picked on by Buff and his gang in the past.

Answer 1

codependency?

Answer 2

Its call being pathetic

Answer 3

So far, I think "pity" is the best response.

Answer 4

Sometimes, if it is a man, falling for a needy woman, it is called wanting to be the Knight in Shining Armor, or the White Knight.

If the guy is the needy one, it is sometimes called the Peter Pan effect, and the woman plays the role of Wendy, or mother.

Answer 5

Pitty.