ABSTRACT
Destructive conflict is a frequent precursor to the dissolution of an intimate relationship, as we have seen. But intimate relationships can come to an untimely end for a host of other reasons as well, and such a termination can tear away at our unshakeable belief that we will all find that “happily ever after” relationship. We often find ourselves endlessly disappointed, dismayed, and perhaps even surprised by the dissolution of those same romantic relationships. Must all relationships end? Let us look more closely at some theories on the breakdown of relationships.
