contexts and encountering with emotional separation among women in city of yazd

lack of intimacy and emotional disconnection became a main challenge in contemporary family that can be interpreted and perceived differently from variant viewpoints. the current study aimed to explore the context and women’s way of dealing by emotional separation through investigation of perception and subjective meaning of women involved in this process. research was done in qualitative approach using grounded theory design. sample included 33 women of city of yazd- iran that were variant according to age, education, marriage duration and spouse age difference. participants were selected by purpose ful sampling method and participated in semi-structured interviews. data was analyzed by theoretical coding method. the analysis results showed that women participants perceived emotional divorce as communication-support shortage. the context of emotional divorce process started before marriage in abnormal family sphere and continued by risky marriage. disloyalty, regression and risky media usage after marriage are important themes for emotional separation. women react to and deal with emotional separation by some adaptive and deconstructive interactions. finally, research theoretical model was obtained from these themes and categories.