en روان شناسی تکاملی Evolutionary Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3300ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: The current investigation was carried out to explore the underlying reasons behind compromise and withdrawal of divorce among couples seeking consensual separation.<br> <b>Methods</b>: A qualitative approach was employed in this study, utilizing the grounded theory method. The sample consisted of 9 couples who had sought services at the West Tehran Health Center, specifically those who had retracted their decision for consensual divorce in 2022, chosen through purposive sampling. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews, with data analysis following the systematic framework proposed by Strauss and Corbin (1990).<br> <b>Results</b>: Through the open, axial, and selective coding processes, various concepts emerged including causal, contextual, intervening conditions, strategies, and consequences. The central category identified in the research findings was the notion of compromise with existing circumstances and the decision to sustain the cohabitation process. Causal conditions encompassed financial constraints, parental responsibilities, second chances, fear of solitude, lack of support, and indecision regarding divorce. Contextual conditions included dependent personalities, family conflicts, decision-making dilemmas, and uncertainties. Interfering conditions involved cultural and social influences, limited opportunities, and lack of individual autonomy. Upon comprehensive analysis of the paradigmatic model categories, a conclusion was drawn.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: . The findings highlighted the efficacy of adaptive strategies such as compromise, self-regulation, counseling, and professional assistance in fostering satisfaction and continuation of cohabitation, contrasting with ineffective strategies like avoidance and destructive behaviors that led to dissatisfaction with shared lives.</span></span></span></span></div> Consensual divorce, Withdrawal of divorce, Compromise, Grounded theory 329 355 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-863-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Soheila Behtoei behtoei52@gmail.com 10031947532846009191 0009-0002-5858-6916 No Ph.D. Candidate Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Fatemeh Golshani fa_golshan@yahoo.com 10031947532846009192 10031947532846009192 Yes Assistant Professor of Psychology Group, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Anita Baghdasarians sarianse72@gmail.com 10031947532846009193 0009-0001-7804-1203 No Assistant Professor of Psychology Group, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Suzan Emamipour emamipursd@yahoo.com 10031947532846009194 10031947532846009194 No Associate Professor of Psychology Group, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran