How do you avoid getting entangled in dead-end or delusional relationships where you see someone in terms of how you wish them to be, not who they are?
An emotionally unintelligent partner uses three defenses during a conflict.
You might be unintentionally and unknowingly making some dating mistakes that are drawing in emotionally unavailable men to you.
“All self-sabotage, lack of belief in ourselves, low self-esteem, judgments, criticism and demands for perfection are forms of self-abuse in which we destroy the very essence of our vitality” – Deborah Adele
It’s normal for someone to get detached from time to time, but if it’s a habitual pattern, it can cement itself as more of long-term emotional unavailability and that’s problematic.
Relationships are considered transactions and work for narcissists as long as they’re getting their narcissistic supply.
Things go wrong in every relationship, but when that happens in theirs, they don’t handle it — they escape.
Gaining insight into childhood wounds helps illuminate the manipulations of an emotionally unavailable partner. Secure and authentic love is possible with the right person.
It’s better to wait for someone amazing than settle for an emotionally unavailable guy who will end up breaking your heart after some time.
The most challenging adventure for a man today is to learn to fully feel his emotions.
