Rupture Addict: When Fighting Feels Like Foreplay

You know the type. Maybe you are the type.

Break up. Make up. Cry. Cling. Cold silence. Hot sex. Another cryptic post on Instagram. Wash. Rinse. Self-destruct. Repeat.

Welcome to the land of the rupture addict—a rising meme and a real psychological dynamic that explains why so many couples can’t stop circling the drain of emotional chaos.

This post unpacks the science, history, and heartbreak of rupture addiction—and how to love someone stuck in the cycle without losing your sanity or your sense of self.