The means by which communication is obviated are division of labor and specialization of function.

Decoupling can be an intellectual stretch (you don’t know how to do it). Decoupling can be a time/money stretch (you could do it, but you can’t afford to take that time just now). Decoupling can be a relationship stretch (the team has taken as much change as it can handle right now).

When their fear of abandonment emerges, this type of dependent reacts aggressively by trying to control their partner in some way. They attack their partner’s actions, assuming that their partner intends to hurt them. They become very jealous of the opposite sex and try to cut off their partner from having contact with whoever they perceive as a th