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Navigating relationships with a dismissive avoidant partner can be emotionally exhausting, leaving you feeling unheard, unimportant, and disconnected. 

My coaching is designed to help you break free from these unhealthy cycles, gain clarity on attachment patterns, and rebuild emotional security. 

Through personalized guidance, I provide practical strategies to help you heal, set boundaries, and cultivate healthier, more fulfilling relationships. 

Whether you’re recovering from a breakup or working through challenges in your current relationship, I’m here to support your journey toward emotional freedom and self-empowerment.

Common Signs of Dismissive Avoidant Attachment Style:

  • Strong need for independence – They prioritize their personal space, often putting work, hobbies, or their family of origin ahead of the relationship.
  • Avoiding physical intimacy – They steer clear of physical closeness by walking several strides ahead of their partner, positioning their body away from you when sitting or standing, and showing minimal affection, such as little interest in cuddling.
  • Maintaining secrecy – Leaving details of the relationship intentionally vague or undefined.
  • Mentally “checking out” – Disengaging during conversations with a partner.
  • Withdrawing emotionally or physically – Often when the relationship feels stable and positive.
  • Engaging in flirtatious behavior with others – Creating a sense of uncertainty or insecurity within the relationship.
  • Romanticizing or idealizing past relationships – A way to distance from the present one.
  • Feeling or expressing that the relationship is too confining – Often describing a partner as controlling, clingy, or overly dependent.
  • Focuses on partner’s flaws – Highlighting minor issues to justify emotional distance or ending the relationship.
  • Uses excuses to avoid commitment – Saying things like “I don’t know what I want” or “I’m not ready for a relationship” even after significant time together.
  • Says they “can’t meet your needs” – Rather than working through issues, they frame themselves as incapable of being a good partner, leaving you to either accept emotional neglect or walk away.
  • Uses incompatibility as an excuse – Rather than working through difficulties, they justify emotional withdrawal by labeling the relationship as incompatible.
  • Emotionally disconnected when physically present – Their partner feels alone in the relationship due to a lack of emotional intimacy and vulnerability, even when spending time together.

 

If You’re in a Relationship with a Dismissive Avoidant Partner

Avoidant partners can sometimes make you feel like you’re the one overreacting or “crazy.” If your anxiety is sky-high but you’re struggling to communicate it in a constructive way, it could be a sign that your partner is exhibiting avoidant attachment behaviors.
 
If this feels all too familiar, let’s work together to get you the clarity and support you need.