Women, what are signs you give off when you are emotionally detaching yourself from a guy before you break-up with him?
Is the “detaching” something you mean to do? Or is it something you have no control over? Why do you go through the process of detaching, why not leave as soon as you feel something is wrong?
Also, why would you be intimate with a man you are detaching from? Or, would you?
2007-05-25 09:58:31 · 8 answers · asked by 221 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Talking more with other people about life, work, etc. Listening to different or old music & louder. Lots of little things give you a high from feeling single again (or just wishing you were). You get depressed having old discussions and making plans w/ someone that you no longer feel like being 'with' anymore. Things seem more personal and you don't share thoughts with someone you are growing apart from &/or things are no longer their business. You get annoyed explaining who was on the phone (even if it's your Mom), what you did for lunch (even McDs), and so on ... you pull away. Physically too, there's intimate habit there, but you pull away from that also; eventually.
2007-05-25 10:18:26 · answer #1 · answered by Ann 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have never "Emotionally detached" myself from a relationship. I don't think anyone ever does this on purpose, there could be several things that have happened for them to "detach". Some signs the someone is "detaching" could be: Lack of normal communication, lack of intimacy (I don't think anyone would be intimate with someone they are not longer emotionally attached to), maybe a little depressed, seeming to be no longer happy. I am not sure, really. I wouldn't necessarily leave as soon as I felt something was wrong. I would try to figure out what had happened to make me feel this way. If in a marriage, maybe some counseling is in order. I wouldn't just give up, something had to have happened change the relationship.
2007-05-25 10:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Katie R 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To me, detachment can mean different things depending on what stage your in. I detached while in my relationship but I really didn't detach until recently and I don't think I've fully detached. For me my ex does things that piss me off but I ask myself can I change this and the answer is no I can only change the way I react.
2007-05-25 10:10:35 · answer #3 · answered by Flordeliza M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All relationships go through 'hot' and 'cool' periods.
If during a 'cool' period, the guy stops making an effort to meet a woman's emotional needs, she will 'detach' from him and eventually let him go.
Remember birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day.
Take care to look and smell nice.
Bring flowers, candy, small presents once or twice a week.
Listen carefully to what she has to say.
Respond with sensitivity to her moods--don't be cheery if she's miserable.
A woman is not a possession. You have to go along for the ride.
2007-05-25 10:04:59 · answer #4 · answered by nora22000 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Think about what you've done to make her detach herself.. we need to take responsibility for the role we play in our relationships.
2007-05-25 10:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by smiley4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure of the "signs."
I just distance myself emotionally and physically... And it's not completely purposeful in every case...it just happens.
And no, I would not be intimate with the person.
2007-05-25 10:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Haven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women aren't the only ones that do it, brah.
2007-05-25 10:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by pm 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is right bro.
2007-05-25 10:02:27 · answer #8 · answered by shyone 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋