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.