Fear of commitment
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"In romantic relationships, the paradox is that the commitmentphobic craves what he/she fears most: love and connection. This leads to a confusing and destructive pattern of seduction and rejection that is generally experienced by the love object as emotionally devastating. Though generally attributed exclusively to males, it is well-documented that commitmentphobia is not gender-specific."--Sholem Stein |
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Fear of commitment, also known as gamophobia, is the irrational fear or avoidance of long-term partnership or marriage. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with commitment phobia, which describes a generalized fear or avoidance of commitments more broadly.
The term "commitmentphobia" was coined in the popular self-help book Men Who Can't Love in 1987.
See also
- Alimony
- Bachelor
- Child custody
- Divorce
- Implications of divorce
- Lad culture
- Old maid
- Sexual revolution
