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What does a report reveal when someone vanishes overnight?

He stops replying, from one day to the next

Reconstructed case for educational purposes100% fictional data, real clinical patterns. No real conversation.
The report's verdict

A lively conversation that goes dark all at once.

58/100
Personalization — higher than 79% of the couples analyzed
3.1:1
Positive/negative ratio — healthy threshold at 5:1
72%
of the re-engagement bids come from Éva
What this report reveals
  • Each partner's true attachment profile: why Éva moves closer when Tom pulls away.
  • The precise mechanism that damages the exchanges: personalization.
  • Who carries the relationship — and at what cost (initiation imbalance 72%).

Conversation statistics

💬
982
Messages
📝
12,608
Words exchanged
📅
125
Days
📈
7.9
Messages / day
03 May 2026
First message
Éva
24 Sept 2026
Last message
Éva
10 j
Longest streak
without a break
6.8 min
Average response time
Éva

Message distribution

Éva472 msgs (48%)
12.8 words/msg57 emojis91 questions
Tom510 msgs (52%)
12.9 words/msg61 emojis100 questions

Evolution over time

Activity by hour

Activity by day

Heat map

Activity by day and hour

0h
4h
8h
12h
16h
20h
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Expressions from Éva

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"do whatever you want"x21
2.
"it's always the same"x19
3.
"forget it"x19
4.
"you don't get it"x16

Expressions from Tom

Most frequent bigrams and trigrams

1.
"do whatever you want"x30
2.
"forget it"x21
3.
"you don't get it"x11
4.
"it's always the same"x11

Most used words by Éva

1.
leave57
2.
again51
3.
understood46
4.
tired44
5.
never42
6.
why42
7.
fed up36
8.
problem35
9.
always27
10.
listen24

Most used words by Tom

1.
fed up56
2.
leave56
3.
understood49
4.
problem48
5.
why44
6.
never42
7.
always36
8.
again36
9.
tired29
10.
listen27

Favourite emojis of Éva

😔
x109
🙄
x96
😤
x69
😑
x40
💔
x35

Favourite emojis of Tom

🙄
x95
💔
x95
😑
x90
😤
x86
😔
x39

The relationship analysis

43
Overall relationship score · Éva & Tom
Broken bond

A lively conversation that goes dark all at once. The report reads, in the final exchanges, the micro-signals that preceded the disappearance: a gradual withdrawal on Tom's side, an escalation of follow-up messages on Éva's. Ghosting is rarely sudden — it builds up.

What the messages reveal

Reconstructed excerpts — the report reads each exchange and highlights the underlying pattern.

Éva
You've been pretty quiet lately… is everything okay between us?
Anxious pursuitA bid for reassurance typical of anxious attachment (Éva, 66/100): Éva seeks to restore closeness as soon as a doubt appears.
Tom
Yeah, I'm fine, just a lot of work right now.
Avoidant withdrawalA short reply that defuses without opening up: avoidance (Tom, 71/100). It is not (necessarily) a rejection — it is a way of regulating a closeness that feels unsafe.
Éva
It's my fault, I must have said something wrong
PersonalizationPersonalization (58/100) — higher than 79% of the couples analyzed. An ambiguous signal is turned into proof, without verification.
Éva
No one will ever stay
CatastrophizingCatastrophizing (44/100). This filter sustains doubt even though the facts themselves are ambiguous.

Relational dimensions

The drop-off is measurable: Communication at 34, Commitment at 33. The ghosting wasn't sudden — the scores show Tom's disinvestment settling in before the cut-off.

Attachment profile

Tom peaks as avoidant (71): here, going silent is the extreme form of avoidance — fleeing rather than facing closure. That says a lot about him, not about Éva's worth.

Gottman’s 4 Horsemen

The lower the score, the better. Above 50 = warning signal.

Positive/negative ratio: 3.1:1(healthy threshold = 5:1)

Cognitive distortions

Thinking biases detected in the conversation

Cognitive distortions (Aaron Beck) are automatic thinking biases that warp our perception of relational reality. A high score indicates a more pronounced presence of this bias.

LowModerateHigh
Personalization
Moderate58/100

It's my fault, I must have said something wrong

Catastrophizing
Moderate44/100

No one will ever stay

Personalization at 58: Éva blames herself ("I must have said something"). The report lifts that guilt — the ghosting is the other person's choice, not a deserved punishment.

Pursuer / withdrawer dynamic

Who pursues the exchange vs who withdraws

Éva (pursues)Tom (withdraws)
72%
28%

Balance: Strong imbalance

The in-depth analysis

Sternberg’s Triangle

The 3 components of love according to triangular theory.

According to Robert Sternberg, complete love rests on three pillars: intimacy (emotional), passion (physical/romantic) and commitment (decisional). The balance between these three components defines the type of relationship.

Intimacy43/100
Passion40/100
Commitment34/100
Relationship type: Loosened bond

The combination of intimacy 43, passion 40 and commitment 34 outlines a "loosened bond" profile. The imbalance between the pillars weakens the whole — one side carries the relationship while the others give way.

5 Love Languages

Predominant love languages of each person (Chapman).

Gary Chapman identifies 5 love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, quality time and physical touch. Knowing each partner’s dominant language improves mutual understanding.

Words of Affirmation
Éva
48
Tom
45
Acts of Service
Éva
67
Tom
72
Gifts
Éva
49
Tom
31
Quality Time
Éva
44
Tom
52
Physical Touch
Éva
54
Tom
45

Gap: Éva and Tom do not share the same dominant language: one partner's proofs of love sometimes go unnoticed by the other, for want of being expressed through the "right" channel.

Identifying the language actually received (rather than the one we spontaneously give) prevents the feeling of "giving without being loved in return."

Detected breakpoints

Key moments where the dynamic shifted

The emotional timeline pinpoints the key moments where the relational dynamic shifted significantly: conflicts, distancing, reconnections.

21 May 2026Medium

First marked tension: reproaches replace the request, the exchange grows tense.

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28 June 2026High

Tom withdraws: short replies then silences, Éva keeps reaching out alone.

3 Aug. 2026High

The conflict replays the same script without resolution — wear and tear sets in.

Relationship prognosis

Guarded

40/100

Positive factors

  • + Éva kept a respectful tone even in her distress
  • + No aggression on her part

Risk factors

  • - Tom's withdrawal (stonewalling 74) is complete and offers no closure
  • - Personalization (58) makes Éva carry a responsibility that isn't hers
  • - Extreme imbalance at the end (Balance 30)

Nonviolent Communication

NVC Score (Rosenberg): use of OFNR format vs judgment/blame.

Nonviolent Communication (Marshall Rosenberg) assesses the ability to express one’s needs and emotions without aggression or judgment. A high score indicates more empathetic communication.

49
Éva
NVC Score /100
44
Tom
NVC Score /100

Examples

✗ Non-NVCÉva

« You never think about how I feel. »

Generalization ("never") and judgment: the real need (to be taken into account) stays hidden behind the reproach.

✓ NVCTom

« I feel alone when I go a whole day without hearing from you. »

Fact + emotion + need, without accusation: the wording opens dialogue instead of closing it.

Requests come mainly through reproach: the need is real but framed in a way that triggers the other's defensiveness rather than their cooperation.

DISC Profile

Dominant communication style of each person.

The DISC model (W. Marston) classifies behaviors along 4 axes: Dominant (Red — results-oriented), Influential (Yellow — relationship-oriented), Steady (Green — cooperation-oriented) and Conscientious (Blue — precision-oriented). Each has distinct motivations and communication styles.

Dominant (D)
Éva
27
Tom
34
Influential (I)
Éva
42
Tom
28
Steady (S)
Éva
35
Tom
36
Conscientious (C)
Éva
43
Tom
62
D = Dominant
I = Influential
S = Steady
C = Conscientious

Éva and Tom do not share the same communication style (couple's communication: 34/100). Neither good nor bad — the challenge is to translate from one style to the other: a direct profile gains from slowing down, a relational profile from daring to be explicit.

Karpman’s Triangle

Dominant roles in the relational dynamic (Transactional Analysis).

Karpman’s drama triangle identifies three dysfunctional relational roles: Persecutor, Victim and Rescuer. A high score on a role indicates a tendency to adopt it during conflicts.

Persecutor
Éva
20
Tom
18
Victim
Éva
41
Tom
15
Rescuer
Éva
29
Tom
22

For Éva and Tom, the victim/rescuer/persecutor roles stay occasional and faint: the relationship is not organized around the drama triangle.

Johari Window

Zones of self-knowledge and knowledge of the other in the relationship.

The Johari window (Luft & Ingham) maps 4 zones of self-knowledge: open (known to all), blind (seen by the other but not by oneself), hidden (known to oneself but not shared) and unknown.

Éva

32
Open
Shared and known
21
Blind
Seen by the other
34
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
13
Unknown
Unconscious

Tom

30
Open
Shared and known
35
Blind
Seen by the other
20
Hidden
Deliberately hidden
15
Unknown
Unconscious

For Éva as for Tom, enlarging the "open" area — saying what one feels, asking for feedback — mechanically reduces the misunderstandings of the blind and hidden areas, which are numerous in this case.

FIRO by Schutz

Fundamental relationship needs: expressed vs desired.

Schutz’s FIRO model measures three fundamental interpersonal needs: Inclusion (need to belong), Control (need for power) and Affection (need for closeness), each in an expressed and a wanted version.

Éva

Inclusion
Expressed
63
Desired
62
Control
Expressed
13
Desired
36
Affection
Expressed
26
Desired
59

Tom

Inclusion
Expressed
32
Desired
35
Control
Expressed
48
Desired
22
Affection
Expressed
30
Desired
36

For Éva and Tom, the gap between what each one EXPRESSES and what they DESIRE is the real source of frustration: Éva waits for an initiative that he/she never openly asks for, while the other does not perceive the need.

Polyvagal Theory

Dominant autonomic nervous system activation state in exchanges (Porges).

Polyvagal theory (S. Porges) distinguishes three states of the nervous system: ventral (connection and safety), sympathetic (fight/flight) and dorsal (freeze/shutdown). These states deeply influence communication within a couple.

Ventral (connection)
Éva
30
Tom
25
Sympathetic (fight/flight)
Éva
42
Tom
13
Dorsal (freeze)
Éva
28
Tom
62

The shifts into a sympathetic state (alert) or dorsal state (shutdown) explain the exchanges that "go off the rails": under stress, the nervous system takes precedence over intentions.

Young Schemas

Early maladaptive schemas influence your relational behaviours.

Early maladaptive schemas (Jeffrey Young) are deep emotional patterns formed in childhood that influence our adult relationships. A high score indicates a stronger activation of the schema.

49
Abandonment / instability
Éva
44
Emotional inhibition
Tom
38
Subjugation
Éva
SchemaÉvaTom
Disconnection & Rejection
Abandonment / instability4924
Mistrust / abuse1730
Emotional deprivation3127
Defectiveness / shame3411
Impaired Autonomy
Impaired Limits
Insufficient self-control916
Other-Directedness
Subjugation3814
Approval-seeking3610
Overvigilance
Emotional inhibition1444
0-25 (low)
26-50 (moderate)
51-75 (active)
76-100 (dominant)

Personalised action plan

Therapeutic exercises tailored to your relational profile.

This action plan offers progressive exercises, at your own pace, to reinforce your strengths and work on the areas for improvement that were identified.

1

Understand the cycle

Weeks 1-2
Consult a professional
As soon as possible

An outside perspective helps to name the pattern (pursue-withdraw, unspoken issues) without self-judgment.

Spot the trigger
Daily

Identify the precise moment when the conversation "tips over" — that is where change is played out.

2

Rebalance

Weeks 3-4
Slow down the pursuit
Daily

Éva and Tom: leave room for the other's initiative rather than reaching out into the void.

Frame it in "I"
At each tension

Replace the reproach ("you never…") with the need ("I need…").

3

Rebuild trust

Weeks 5-6
Dated actions
Weekly

Favor concrete, verifiable commitments over general promises.

4

Consolidate or decide

Weeks 7-8
Take stock
Monthly

After two months, assess honestly: has the dynamic shifted, or is it repeating identically?

Strengths

  • Éva kept a respectful tone even in her distress
  • No aggression on her part

Points to watch

  • !Tom's withdrawal (stonewalling 74) is complete and offers no closure
  • !Personalization (58) makes Éva carry a responsibility that isn't hers
  • !Extreme imbalance at the end (Balance 30)

What the report answers

What does the attachment style reveal in this case?

Tom peaks as avoidant (71): here, going silent is the extreme form of avoidance — fleeing rather than facing closure. That says a lot about him, not about Éva's worth.

What red flags does the report detect?

Personalization at 58: Éva blames herself ("I must have said something"). The report lifts that guilt — the ghosting is the other person's choice, not a deserved punishment.

What do the score and communication dynamic say?

The drop-off is measurable: Communication at 34, Commitment at 33. The ghosting wasn't sudden — the scores show Tom's disinvestment settling in before the cut-off.

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