Experience : You waver because the goal is both appealing and repelling. As you get closer to the goal, the negative aspects "loom larger" and push you away.
Experience : Highly stressful and difficult to resolve. As you move toward one bad option, its negative aspects become clearer, causing you to retreat back to the middle.
: Choosing between two desirable outcomes.
: Choosing between two or more options, where each option has both pros and cons.
Psychologist Kurt Lewin first conceptualized these conflicts in the 1930s, identifying three main types, while a fourth (double approach-avoidance) was added later.
: Choosing between two undesirable outcomes, often described as being caught between "a rock and a hard place".
Competing motives in a pandemic: Interplays between ... - PMC
Example : Deciding between two equally fun vacation spots like Florida or Colorado.
