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I hope this gives you clarity about where you stand

Channel: Mack Herman
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoSJ9DAksuc

Whether you can sustain a relationship with an avoidant comes down to one question: can you give them space freely, with no strings attached, without losing yourself?

Key points

  • A healthy relationship does not ask you to silence your needs to protect someone else's comfort; conditional acceptance is not a safe space.
  • If you can offer space and patience from a grounded place -- no hidden hope, no expectation of change -- then giving it is genuine love meeting someone where they are.
  • If giving space costs you your peace, your boundaries, your self-respect, or means your emotional needs go unmet, this relationship is not safe for you.
  • Not everyone is wired to be with an avoidant; knowing which category you fall into is the clarity you need.