Grief and Romantic Relationship Dissolution

Grief and Romantic Relationship Dissolution analyzes divorce and romantic relationship breakups and how they can be experienced as grief. Dr. Blue provides a history of love models and attachment theory and makes observations of the process of grief that can be a part of the loss associated with the dissolution of romantic relationships.

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In Grief and Romantic Relationship Dissolution, Shawn Blue explores the grief and loss associated with divorce and romantic breakups. Using a model of love and attachment theory, Blue sets a foundation for how connection leads to loss when an attachment relationship is ended and analyzes the various consequences of grief as the result of dissolution on the individual. She devotes special attention to the role of technology on romantic relationship development and makes speculations of the grief that is experienced by relationships created online when they end. Finally, she utilizes and applies case material to illustrate the grief process and incorporates the influence of media in the understanding of loss related to the ending of attachment relationships. This book is recommended for scholars in psychology, communication studies, and media studies.