Excessive anger, heavy silences, threatening looks; frustrations and dissatisfaction accumulate and emotions become exacerbated.

Verbal, psychological, physical, sexual, economic, social, etc.

Finding excuses to explain why there was a breakup; the reasons are outside the individual who can minimize the situation.

Anything to make amends; asking for help, making promises while wishing the situation would be forgotten, etc. The other may accept out of love, fear and/or pity.