Susie Orbach (1992) has argued that the dissolution of dating and cohabiting relationships can be as painful as or more painful than divorce because these nonmarital relationships are less socially recognized.
蘇西奧巴赫（Susie Orbach，1992）認為，約會和同居關​​係的分手可能會比離婚更痛苦，因為這些非婚姻關係的社會認知程度較低。