Guys CAN Drive You Crazy — 7 Mental Illnesses Related To Dating

Guys CAN Drive You Crazy — 7 Mental Illnesses Related To Dating ©iStock/Jacob Ammentorp Lund

[tps_title]Love Avoidance.[/tps_title]

The old saying “once bitten, twice shy” really applies to sufferers of Love Avoidance. People with this syndrome are literally terrified of falling in love, and will build up emotional walls to keep people away from them. People with Love Avoidance hate feeling vulnerable and equate love to hard work without reward. Getting into a relationship with a Love Avoidant person means that you’ll likely see that dashing hero turn into a cold, unavailable stranger within a matter of months. In other words, Love Avoidance is incompatible with a healthy relationship. Oddly enough, Love Avoidants are fine with sex and fine with short-term flings.

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Ossiana Tepfenhart is a New Jersey based writer and editor with bylines in Mashed, Newsbreak, Good Men Project, YourTango, and many more. She’s also the author of a safe travel guide for LGBTQIA+ people available on Amazon.

She regularly writes on her popular Medium page and posts on TikTok and Instagram @ossianamakescontent.
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