> People do not stay in romantic relationships to avoid "the trauma of getting dumped". plenty of people do, in fact, stay in relationships for this reason. a

> People do not stay in romantic relationships to avoid "the trauma of getting dumped". plenty of people do, in fact, stay in relationships for this reason. also to avoid being alone in general. not everyone has noble motives for the relationships they maintain. to think otherwise is quite frankly a bit naive. i do agree with your larger point though.