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Did Your "Emotional Harem" Mask Your Avoidant Partner's Limitations?
When they start dating an avoidant partner, many people are still very close to a friend that fulfills their emotional or intellectual needs, who they flirt with (if they are honest). When the main relationship with the avoidant becomes more serious, like engagement or marriage, they end the friendship bc they want to engage fully in the relationship. Unfortunately, this is when it becomes obvious that the avoidant partner is not really someone who can meet their full emotional needs, and was only sufficient as part of an emotional harem. If you're in this situation, it is only a matter of…
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