Understanding When Relationships End Without Blame: The Concept of Falling Out of Cahoots
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
The article explores the concept of relationships ending not due to wrongdoing or blame, but simply because people "fall out of cahoots." Using metaphorical language about criminal partnerships and devious antics, it describes how relationships can naturally drift apart without anyone being at fault, emphasizing that sometimes compatibility just fades over time.
Key quotes
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Sometimes two people just fall out of cahoots.
One day you're madly in cahoots. The next you're not.
Most of the time, no one's to blame. Falling out of cahoots is just something that happens, even to the most dastardly of people.
Maybe our criminal plots grew apart, or maybe, in the end, our devious antics just weren't compatible.
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