Gamophobia
Fear of marriage or commitment (intense aversion to marrying).
Gamophobia
Fear of marriage or commitment (intense aversion to marrying).
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Examples
"Gamophobia led him to avoid long-term relationships even when he loved his partner."
"She laughed off proposals because gamophobia made the idea of marriage terrifying."
Mnemonic Trick
Gamo- relates to marriage (gamete/gamy) — imagine wedding as trap to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Avoidance of proposals/commitments, panic at wedding planning, relationship sabotage, anxiety about loss of freedom."
Etymology
From Greek gamos = marriage + phobos = fear.
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