It usually refers to a man unwilling to marry, and it means he is unwilling to commit to a relationship that brings with it responsibilities.
The medical term/phobia name for the fear of marriage is Gamophobia.
uhm... commitment-phobe?
The fear of creating or making decisions is decidophobia. The fear of commitment is known as "Commitment Phobia." There is no scientific name for it. Not sure what the fear of making plans is. Hope I helped.
ER - 1994 Fear of Commitment 7-20 was released on: USA: 3 May 2001
Race to the Altar - 2003 Fear of Commitment 1-1 was released on: USA: 30 July 2003
Property Virgins - 2006 Fear of Commitment was released on: USA: 19 May 2010 Canada: 15 November 2010
Philophobia is when you are afraid of love failing; eremophobia is the fear of being lonely.
If one has a fear of commitment, one must identify that fear and become more decisive. Whether it is committing to a sport or committing to a person in a relationship, one must decide what they want.
Fear of commitment, fear of rejection and fear of changing the relationship they already have all at the same time.
Perhaps he (or she) has overcome his fear of commitment. And perhaps he has found the woman that he feels is genuinely right for him.
Fear of commitment. Or maybe something worse..
Commitorum Metus is the Latin for fear of committment but all of my research shows that it's simply called committment phobia....no fancy prefix before Phobia. Hope I helped Doveshaven