Why we’ve turned our backs on love

We speak to a commitment-phobe, and find how being a victim of one turned another woman off relationships altogether…

Does the thought of a long-term relationship bring you out in a cold sweat? Then you could have commitment phobia. The condition affects one in four of us, according to a new survey. 'Commitment phobia is an obstacle for many singles. Even those in relationships can struggle with it,’ says psychologist Emma Kenny. ‘An underlying fear of intimacy is often at the heart of it.’

We investigate…