Logging out of love
Brunch|May 13, 2023
How to spot the signs of quiet quitting in a relationship, so the end won't come as a sad surprise
Karishma Kuenzang
Logging out of love

Quiet quitting isn't just for the workplace. That slow decline in commitment, that gradual disinterest, that eventual petering out of emotional investment and interest, can show up in relationships too. It's not quite ghosting. It's that they've just stopped caring, and don't care enough to communicate it. It's a subtle breakup, and can often hurt more.

Counselling psychologist Gunjan Arora, and Damini Grover, counselling psychologist, life coach and founder of I'M Powered Center for Counselling & Well-Being, offer help with how to cope.

Spot red flags.

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