The overly reliant technique: This involves putting your trust in someone who's clearly not trustworthy, just to see how long it takes for them to let you down.
The avoidance technique: This is when you avoid any potential for disappointment, but in doing so, you end up missing out on all the fun.
The acceptance technique: This is when you just give up and accept that you'll probably be disappointed, but at least you can move on faster.
And the pretentious technique: This one's a real crowd-pleaser, where you pretend to be okay with being okay, but really, you're just fine.