# is there such a thing as "commitment phobic?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 13, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039 "2003-03-13T05:03:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rabbit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039/1 "2003-03-13T05:03:38Z")

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I was trying to find if there is a term/name for commitment phobia.  
Havent been able to find anything so far.  
Anyone have any idea? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Tabeitha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b3f665/32.png) [@Tabeitha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabeitha)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039/2 "2003-03-13T05:24:24Z")

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Perpetual bachelor

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039/3 "2003-03-13T05:25:48Z")

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Single.

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**Author:** ![ChalkPit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@ChalkPit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChalkPit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039/4 "2003-03-13T05:29:14Z")

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commitment-shy ?

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**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-commitment-phobic/161039/5 "2003-03-13T06:56:31Z")

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I’m not sure if you can get anything more succinct than commitment-phobic. There’s “fear of intimacy” or “fear or relationships”, but commitment-phobic might better capture the idea you want.