You Have a Friend Who Has a Confusing Way of Dissolving

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Essay

You have a friend who has a confusing way of dissolving relationships with which she is dissatisfied.When she's ready to terminate the relationship,her strategy seems to be to behave in ways that provoke her partner into breaking up with her.Is she a selfish and manipulative coward,or might there be a less disparaging way of viewing her dissolution strategy? Keep in mind Robin Akert's (1998)research on the dissolution of romantic relationships.

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