Unwanted pursuit behaviors — which include relatively innocuous behaviors, such as gift - giving or exaggerated displays of
affection, as well as more serious types of intrusions, such as stalking or threats of
physical violence — occur relatively frequently following relationship breakups.1 Recently, researchers at Ghent University examined the circumstances under which unwanted pursuit behaviors are
especially likely to occur.2 Using a sample of 396 divorced individuals, they investigated whether certain breakup characteristics (most notably, who initiated the separation) predict the frequency of post-divorce unwanted pursuit behaviors.