Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
commitment-phobia or acommitment-phobe
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Examples
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Ladies, it's not because he's commitment-phobic - he was married to Talia Balsam for four years.
Claire Fordham: Not So Curious George Claire Fordham 2011
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A commitment-phobic person needs to understand that their fear might not be of love itself, but of things like making poor decisions, such as not trusting themselves to pick the right person, or that they will be trapped or caged forever and not be able to get out of a relationship or marriage if they want to.
Ora Nadrich: Don't Be Afraid to Commit To Love Ora Nadrich 2012
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The same women who may have heard about the birth certificate story and spent the week glowering sourly at Ed over their chardonnay, thinking: "Well, Mr Labour leader, don't you remind me of every selfish, feckless commitment-phobic waste of space I've ever known."
Why Ed reminds women of every bad ex-boyfriend Barbara Ellen 2010
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Ladies, it's not because he's commitment-phobic - he was married to Talia Balsam for four years.
Claire Fordham: Not So Curious George Claire Fordham 2011
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Daniel Evans plays the commitment-phobic Robert, and he's joined by an extraordinary array of top-notch musical talent, including Anna-Jane Casey, Samantha Spiro, Claire Price and Francesca Annis.
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A commitment-phobic person needs to understand that their fear might not be of love itself, but of things like making poor decisions, such as not trusting themselves to pick the right person, or that they will be trapped or caged forever and not be able to get out of a relationship or marriage if they want to.
Ora Nadrich: Don't Be Afraid to Commit To Love Ora Nadrich 2012
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They are the years you spent training for a profession you hate or waiting for your commitment-phobic boyfriend to propose.
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But, according to Illouz, the reason is not the rise of feminism or dysfunctional childhoods, but instead down to us having too much choice – and too many commitment-phobic men.
Love hurts more than ever before (blame the internet and capitalism) 2012
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Yet stereotypes persist of single women as desperate to settle down and men as commitment-phobic.
Match.com Single In America Study: 11 Secrets Of Singles' Sex, Dating And Politics The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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The single New Yorkers I have spoken to who embrace WIMO have become perpetually "commitment-phobic" because of their fear of missing out or making the wrong decision.
Andrea Syrtash: Relationship Advice: Do You Have Commitment-Phobia? Andrea Syrtash 2010
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