Diane Femlee (1995)asked 300 college students to reflect on the last relationship they had ended,to list the things that first attracted them to their former partners,and to list the things that they disliked most about their partners around the time of the breakup.If Michelle is like the some of Femlee's participants who experienced a "fatal attraction," she will probably say,

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A "fatal attraction" refers to a situation where someone is initially attracted to a particular quality or trait in their partner, but over time that same quality becomes problematic and leads to the demise of the relationship. In this case, Michelle loved Patrick's spontaneity at first, but over time it became a negative attribute that led to his unreliability and irresponsibility. This is a common example of a "fatal attraction."

Diane Femlee (1995)asked 300 College Students to Reflect on the Last