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Understanding Dismissive Avoidants: Written for Partners of Dismissive Avoidants

Understanding Dismissive Avoidants: Written for Partners of Dismissive Avoidants

Author of My Avoidant Ex, Molly

Paperback

General ParentingRelationships

ISBN13: 9798171599201
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 4 2026
Pages: 114
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A relationship with a Dismissive Avoidant can start to feel as if something's missing. Partners often find themselves working hard to get the attention of a dismissive avoidant, and then, when they're in the relationship, they grow to feel confused, lonely, and emotionally shut out.

Most dismissive avoidants are practical and logical in the way they show care/love. They find acts of service easier than opening up emotionally. And that makes sense because they're typically people who learned in childhood that being emotional was uncomfortable, embarrassing, weak, or simply had no benefits. Imagine a child who was mocked for crying or told that big boys don't cry. Or perhaps a child whose parents rewarded independence and self-sufficiency and were awkward when things got emotional. Children adapt to their environments and so develop 'ways of being' that follow them into adulthood.

Generally, dismissive avoidants maintain exceptional independence and tend to withdraw if they feel their autonomy, freedom, and independence are being encroached on, or they're expected to be responsible for someone else's emotional state.

If this rings true in your relationship, you may want to find out more about your dismissive avoidant partner to help your relationship thrive.

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