cooling off

From a previous relationship, my partner at a point started to be able to vocalise what she needs to emotionally regulate - which saved me from having to assume/mind-read and help me better engage wit…

Cooling off or anxious attachment? — Dating a guy for a year now. I’m still struggling with managing the scars from my marriage/brutal divorce in what feels like a good, healthy relationship. I’m learning I probably have an anxious attac…

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It seems that you have identified this is the honeymoon phase cooling off and it's more steady rather than intense now. Is there actually currently anything in particular you're hoping or wanting tha…

I just went through something very similar. Dated someone for approximately a year after an emotionally abusive relationship and noticed things were cooling off/I was feeling unstable and dissatisfied…

You are focused on how you want him to see you but how do you see him. Is he husband material? If he is not putting in the effort and doing things which help you feel loved and nurtured, you may be se…

I think that you should say something directly to her about that sentiment! If it's ignored and you just don't make any moves, she'll probably assume things are cooling off or you're losing interest. …

I mean, everyone else is saying he's an alcoholic who gave you an STD. Idk, you sound really excited about this guy, and he does have a lot more on his plate than you, and you also mentioned he lives …

yes. I just know that for myself the heated word vomit isn't usually my best line of thinking, so cooling off works for me! I do encourage you to tell your partner what you're doing if you go this rou…

Anxious attachment and "cooling off" read very differently in behavior — the tell is usually what happens when you reach out and get a slow response. With genuine cooling off: the energy comes back a…

Your friends and her family 'should' know your STBX by now, running around telling her side of the story which is mostly likely exaggerated. And who comes and tells you that she's gabbling? Who's int…

Oh yes but in my experience it takes some cooling off time. My ex husband and I are great friends 15 years later and even socialize with each other and our new partners now and then.

I thought I was naive and gullable pre-narc. But after looking up the definitions I realized I was neither of those things but hold "essential innocence". I believe it's still there, however there is…