Pursue–Withdraw Pattern: Why One Partner Shuts Down and the Other Chases

by: Magdalena PaccagnanPublished on: 17/01/2026

One of you wants to talk, the other needs it to stop. How the pursue-withdraw pattern feels from both sides, and what actually interrupts it.

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Pursue–Withdraw Pattern: Why One Partner Shuts Down and the Other Chases