This Is How an Emotionally Unavailable Person Acts When the Dynamics Change

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Building a life with an emotionally unavailable person is no simple thing to do. When we want to get closer, they put up walls. If we look for something deeper, they pull away. The worst part of it all, though, is how poorly they react when the relationship is challenged by the difficulties of life.

The last thing you want to do is navigate life’s rough patches with someone who can’t emotionally connect with themselves or with you. Once the dynamics change (and they always do) we can stand beside partners who are vacant, volatile, and worst of all untrustworthy.

How can you face up to the world’s challenges when your partner is shut down, villainizing you, or building defenses you can’t see over? It’s not a trick question. You can’t. But that’s exactly what happens when your relationship shifts with an emotionally unavailable person.

How emotionally unavailable people react when dynamics change.

Life is anything but simple, and the relationships we build with our partners, friends, and family are no different. There are trials that will test our commitment to one another, and hardships that are unavoidable.

These trials change our dynamics (even if only for a little while) and that can send the emotionally unavailable person into a tailspin of wild reactions that cause even more harm to ourselves and the relationship.