Emotionally - Unavailable in General or Just with the Woman?

Question

I was dating a man who was a recovering alcoholic - who early on told me he was falling in love with me, but wasn't ready - he felt he had nothing to offer me, and that I was at a level within myself that he was not even close to and that intimidated him. I didn't listen. We ended up involved and both fell in love with each other - He started to get closer when we got physical, but he had a relapse and started drinking again. He came to me through struggles with sobriety, reaching out to me and not the people he should have and relapsed. After ending up in the hospital and maintaining sobriety again, he pushed me away because he wasn't able to commit to an emotional relationship. Do you think that men who are "unable to emotionally commit" are like this to any woman who comes in their life or if its no

You mean because he is unable to give to anyone at this point in his life - not just me, but anyone

Answer 1

Sometimes the wounded know themselves better than the healers do. He said that "he had nothing [permanent] to offer" you. Take his word for it. He knows himself and he knows that the hurt to both of you will increase the longer you stay connected. I understand that this is not the message that you wanted but it is the best one I can give you.