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Independent and caring.
Clingy people are insecure and dysfunctional. They seek constant reassurance, emotional support, and closeness. They fear becoming abandoned, and constantly scan their relationships for signs of impending rejection by partners, seeing even relatively innocent events as posing an existential threat amid constant worry that their partners will dump them.
Extremely tiring for a partner.
^^^^^This. The clinginess gets old very quickly. I like to do some things on my own like hobbies, etc, and if a woman were to always "need" to be helicoptering me, I'd get tired of it.
^^^^^This. The clinginess gets old very quickly. I like to do some things on my own like hobbies, etc, and if a woman were to always "need" to be helicoptering me, I'd get tired of it.
That would be too clingy, the opposite of too independent.
I think this is another word that triggers butthurt and gets overanalyzed or something I've compiled a list of them with the assistance of CD lol.
Independent and caring.
Clingy people are insecure and dysfunctional. They seek constant reassurance, emotional support, and closeness. They fear becoming abandoned, and constantly scan their relationships for signs of impending rejection by partners, seeing even relatively innocent events as posing an existential threat amid constant worry that their partners will dump them.
Extremely tiring for a partner.
They're both exhausting in different ways. I'm not really sure which is healthier for a serious relationship. For casual dating, clingy gets very old very quick.
In reality, there's a lot more to think about in a relationship than this. I like a woman who tells me what she wants, straight away, clingy or independent.
Independent and caring.
Clingy people are insecure and dysfunctional. They seek constant reassurance, emotional support, and closeness. They fear becoming abandoned, and constantly scan their relationships for signs of impending rejection by partners, seeing even relatively innocent events as posing an existential threat amid constant worry that their partners will dump them.
Extremely tiring for a partner.
I think you are spot on
Also, when someone says, "I need you", it's not in a material way nor a clingy insecure way. It can be a positive emotional thing. My lover tells me he "needs me" or I tell him I need him...it's on a mental level where we make each other feel good (actually hard to explain).
A person can be independent and affectionate. Show each other appreciation, affection, desire. A normal, healthy relationship shouldn't be one or the other.
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