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Are you ready to break things off with your dismissive avoidant partner? This attachment style can make them hard to read—instead of opening up about their emotions, your partner might shut down or close themselves off, which can make a breakup more difficult.[1] In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of leaving your dismissive avoidant partner in the healthiest way possible (for both of you).
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- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873099/
- ↑ https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/break-up.html
- ↑ https://adultattachment.faculty.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2015/09/Davis_2003_Physical-emotional-and-behavioral-reactions-to-breaking-up.pdf
- ↑ https://ideas.ted.com/dear-guy-my-boyfriend-promises-hell-do-better-but-nothing-has-changed/
- ↑ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/193655/1/Alfasi__2011__-_Doctoral_Dissertation_-__Attachment_and_Mental_Representations_of_Others.pdf
- ↑ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873099/
- ↑ https://psychcentral.com/pro/recovery-expert/2019/06/going-no-contact#1
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