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“They may lack confidence in their ability to leave a romantic relationship when and if necessary. Fear of abandonment eclipses all other matters, including…

— Stan Tatkin

Never self-possessed, or prudent, love is all abandonment.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“EGO-BASED MARRIAGE (Disappointment and pain) • Sees marriage as a place to get . . . • Looks for ways to get satisfaction from…

— Henry Grayson

“The volatile, abusive, and sometimes dangerous reactions that abusers can have when relationships draw to a close have often been considered, especially by psychologists,…

— Lundy Bancroft

“Your vulnerable partner may frequently put himself down and sometimes respond to positive feedback, but, in general, he is chronically self-critical and may seem…

— Ramani Durvasula

“one moment they may seem calm and serene and deeply in love with their partner, but at the next, they may be triggered by…

— Ross Rosenberg

I believe that the dissolution of a marriage comes about by the breaking down of self-esteem.

— Dixie Carter

We are repeatedly left, in other words, with no further focus than ourselves, a source from which self-pity naturally flows. Each time this happens…

— Joan Didion

“You may feel desperately unhappy and lonely, and your partner isn’t even aware of it—even if you’ve tried to talk about it. You fight…

— Melissa Orlov

Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and…

— David Richo

“If you or your spouse feel that one person’s feelings and needs should take a backseat in your marriage, I urge you to reevaluate…

— Dr. Steven Craig

A society's apprehensiveness about divorce is an expression of its fear of change and of its resulting desire that personality remain unvarying.

— Elsie Clews Parsons