Yo Yo Relationships: Why They Waver Between Commitment and Escape

  A yo-yo relationship is marked by instability. On one day, it looks like it might work, but on the next, it’s a disaster. The following day, there’s renewed hope that it might be okay but, in a week or so, it’s all gone wrong again. In fact, the only constant in this kind of relationship is its ups and downs. Couples in a yo-yo relationship have arguments on a regular basis. They decide to finish and swear this time it’s forever. However, shortly after, they resume the relationship, claiming that this time it’s serious. It isn’t. That’s because there’s…