Emotionally unavailable guys ๐ฅน I have dated the same guy for years it seems, just with a different name and haircut ๐
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Sounds like your picker is broken.
My personal experience I went through a period of dating emotionally unavailable men because it was easier to blame them than look at my commitment issues. I wanted to try to protect my heart from being hurt. Which is impossible to do and truly let someone in.
That was scary, that's what I do ๐ฅฒ๐ I do want commitment, I really do, but I trust no one (except my little brother) ๐ . I don't mean with cheating, I never suspect that funnily enough ๐ I just don't trust that people have good intentions so I can't trust them with my heart. But I know you have to give people a chance. I'm working on that ๐ค
My experience has been that when you start protecting yourself from untrustworthy people, identifying them and either not letting them in your life or cutting them out, it becomes easier to trust. You are giving yourself evidence that you will protect yourself and your boundaries. When you trust that you can protect yourself it becomes easier to let the right people in. Itโs definitely a work in progress for me at least.
I like this ๐ฅนโฅ๏ธ I'll try ๐ค you could totally be a therapist Mallory, this is some good stuff ๐