Relationship OCD

OCD Subtype

What is Relationship OCD?

Those experiencing Relationship OCD, or rOCD, experience fears and doubts about one’s relationship, typically of an intimate or romantic nature. People with rOCD may experience intrusive thoughts, fears, and anxiety about whether their partner is right for them, whether they are attracted to their partner, or their partner is attracted to them, and intense doubt regarding whether they need to end their relationship.

Relationship OCD

Common Obsessions

Fear of not really loving their partner
Fear the relationship is not right
Fear they are not good enough for their partner
Doubting they love their partner after finding someone else attractive
Fear of cheating on their partner
Fear of falling out of love
Fear their partner does not love them
Fear their partner is cheating on them or falling out of love

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Relationship OCD

Common Compulsions

Seeking reassurance their partner truly loves them
Seeking reassurance from friends/ family members they are in the right relationship
Having sex with their partner for the purpose of ensuring they are still attracted to them
Avoiding deepening their relationship so they won’t be hurt when their relationship fails
Comparing their partner to other people to “test” their attractiveness
Testing their feelings for their partner by flirting with other people
Ending their relationship due to fears it was not right or “meant to be”
Asking for reassurance their partner is not unfaithful
Checking for evidence their partner is not unfaithful