Stockholm syndrome is a psychological condition that causes hostages to develop sympathetic sentiments towards their captors,
often sharing their opinions and acquiring romantic feelings for them as a survival strategy during captivity.
[1] These feelings, resulting from a bond formed between captor and captives during intimate time spent together, are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims. Generally speaking,
Stockholm syndrome consists of "strong emotional ties that develop between two persons where one person intermittently harasses, beats, threatens, abuses, or intimidates the other."[2] The FBI's Hostage Barricade Database System shows that roughly eight percent of victims show evidence of Stockholm syndrome
Stockholm syndrome - Wikipedia