Jeffry Simpson on Personality Types That Initiate Blindside Divorce

Jeffry Simpson, faculty, was recently featured in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) article. The article, “‘A Cut-Throat Split’: What a Blindside Divorce Tells Us About Modern Love,” discussed the phenomenon of “blindside divorces,” in which a person moves to divorce their spouse with seemingly no lead-up.

Simpson suggested that people with certain personality types may be more likely to initiate a blindside divorce. For example, those with avoidant attachment styles are more likely to avoid communication and make drastic decisions in their relationships (e.g., an out-of-the-blue divorce). On the other hand, those with secure attachment styles may be more likely to have discussions on issues that could lead to divorce.