Signs of an emotionally unavailable person

Is something off with your new love interest? Be careful. They may be emotionally unavailable.

E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth
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10 min readMay 12, 2021

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A man sits on the edge of a bed with a serious face. His partner sits behind at a distance, her arms folded.
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by: E.B. Johnson

It isn’t easy when we fall for an emotionally distant or unavailable person. Loving someone, we want them to return that love in-kind. That’s not always possible, though, when our partners are damaged by the past or scared of being vulnerable with us. Does your partner avoid real intimacy? Do they hide their former lives with you? Or avoid deeper connection by keeping things surface deep? The time may have come to admit that when it comes to emotions, your partner is totally unavailable.

Signs of an emotionally unavailable person.

The emotionally unavailable partner is distant, but more than that they are avoidant when it comes to deeper connection. In the most basic of terms, being emotionally unavailable refers to an inability to maintain emotional bonds or relationships. This usually manifests as distance, indifference, avoidance, and lack of commitment, which can become really destructive when it comes to our emotional investment in that person.

Always out of reach

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E.B. Johnson | NLPMP | Editor
Practical Growth

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