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When couples procrastinate on major life decisions together

My partner and I have been putting off major life decisions for two years now and we've developed this elaborate dance where we both avoid bringing up the hard stuff because we're afraid of what we might decide together and we've gotten so good at procrastinating that we don't even notice we're doing it anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are unconsciously colluding to avoid choices that might change their shared future.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Procrastination — psychological and philosophical dimensions?”

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