Episode 71: Escaping approach-avoid conflicts

An approach-avoid conflict occurs when we want a relationship
with a particular person at the same time that we are repelled by
certain aversive or unwanted characteristics of that person. We
don't want to give up what we want, but we also don't want to go
after what we want. People can experience a great deal of
emotional distress as a result of this ambivalence. In this
episode, I'll discuss two tips for resolving these contradictory
impulses: prioritizing what is over what could be, and making
decisions "for now."