Fatal AttractionIn interpersonal relationships a fatal attraction is when the very qualities th

Fatal Attraction

In interpersonal relationships a fatal attraction is when the very qualities that draw us to someone eventually contribute to relational breakup.

Diane Felmlee,a professor of sociology at Penn State University, is the major contributor in fatal attraction framework.

One conclusion resulting from Felmlee’s research was that differences were the most common type of fatal attraction. Therefore, the differences in partners that were initially attractive were not in the long run. Another conclusion was that other perceived opposite qualities such as being fun and exciting can eventually be the cause for breakup if one is fun or exciting to an extreme.  Finally, it seems that being attracted to a narcissistic person is also a common type of fatal attraction. $