JCU Psychology PhD student Raquel Peel is part of a team investigating the phenomenon. She said little work had been done on people who successfully start a romantic relationship, then destroy it.
“Self-sabotage is a strategy people use to protect or enhance themselves. It’s often seen in the workplace where people introduce barriers to their performance. If they fail, a person can justify it as due to the handicap. And if they succeed they can emphasise their skill in overcoming the handicap.”
Ms Peel said a self-saboteur in a romantic relationship would be committed to a similar, psychologically satisfying, win-win outcome.
For the full story see https://www.jcu.edu.au/news/releases/2018/january/tainted-love-why-people-sabotage-their-relationships
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