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It is seldom that the avoider/distancer acquires an equal complement of emotional initiation…

June 13, 2018

In marriages that are largely healed of debilitating negative cycles, it is seldom that the more avoiding partner comes to initiate emotional encounters and closeness at a level comparable to their pursuing partner. Even at the close of therapy each partner is left with their differing gifts and differing limitations. Not all of these differences come to even out. 

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About Orin Borders, Ph.D.

Orin Borders, Ph.D, a psychologist in private practice with a long standing interest in the Marriage-Of-Opposites, is the originator on this site.

Current Project

Commentaries on the Marriage-of-Opposites

  • Chapter 1: The Phenomenon
  • Chapter 2: Final Common Pathways
  • Chapter 3: The Problem Of Nondifferentiation And Developmental Levels
  • Chapter 4: Defensive Presentations – When Appearances Deceive
  • Chapter 5: The Impact Of Gender
  • Chapter 6: The Core- Versus Outer-Styled…Two Differing Projects

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