They Love You, But They Can’t Meet You: The Dismissive Avoidant Nightmare

For years, I admired certain people in my life because they seemed so  strong. They always looked on the bright side, never seemed fazed,...

The truth about avoidants is that they cannot handle accountability. They run from it, deflect it, twist it, anything but face the reality o

Why You Don’t Want Them Back If your dismissive-avoidant ex came back, what would stop them from running again the moment things got close?

The Avoidant’s Regret The avoidant doesn’t just walk away from love — they push it away. When someone comes along who could have been a rea

When Dismissive Avoidants Choose Safety Over Love Dismissive avoidants often don’t choose the person they truly love. They choose the one w

How to Finally Get Over Your Dismissive-Avoidant Ex (And Why They’re the One Who Lost

When a Dismissive-Avoidant Chooses Safety Over Love

Why You Should Never Take Advice From a Dismissive Avoidant We all know them. They walk among us, looking perfectly put together — calm, co

Healing After Loving a Dismissive Avoidant What is there left to say after you’ve healed from a relationship with a dismissive-avoidant partner—after you finally realize that they were more unhealed than you? Honestly, not much. The pain they cause is indescribable. I carried it with me for decades after mine. For so long, I thought he was independent, strong, untouchable. But the truth was, he wasn’t running from me—he was running from his wounds. He loved me, but he didn’

When the Avoidant Blocks or Deletes You: What It Really Means

While the anxious partner is clawing for understanding, desperate to communicate, aching to heal and repair—what’s the avoidant doing? Running. Dodging. Pretending.

Dismissive Avoidants: Yeah, They Love You — But They’re Too Cowardly to Admit It

The Tragic Loop of the Dismissive Avoidant: Why Loving Them Feels Like Madness If you’ve ever fallen for a dismissive avoidant, you’ll under

Send the Closure Text — And Shut That Door for Good Healing changes everything. When you’re truly healed, you realize you have nothing lef

⸻ Why the Dismissive Avoidant Doesn’t Reflect, Change, or Apologise After Pulling Away If you’ve ever been close to someone with a dismis

When You Realise the Avoidant Was More Damaged Than You There’s a moment — not sudden, but gradual — when it finally dawns on you: the person who pushed you away, who made you feel like you were “too much,” too emotional, too needy, too intense — they were the one more damaged than you. I used to think I was the problem. I was the empath — deeply emotional, hungry for connection, desperate to love and be loved in return. And he was the mirror opposite: emotionally unavailab

Letting go of an avoidant ex is one of the most confusing, painful things you can go through—because it wasn't all bad.

Ex-partners and mental health: Why dismissive avoidants end up miserable

Dismissive avoidants often don't choose the person who lights them up or stirs something deep inside them. In fact, they usually reject that