When a couple is there for each other during life's challenges and through the process of aging, they grow closer. Things happen that are hard to deal with, and no matter how old we are, we struggle with getting older.
He demonstrates his loving feelings for you by telling you how scary it is to feel his emotions and yours at the same time. So, don't attack your partner when he's struggling to not shut down when you're expressing your strongest emotions. True lovers learn how to work through "the pursue/withdraw phase" of the relationship that occurs once newness wears off and the dopamine tapers off. The brain produces a lot of dopamine during the early stages of a new relationship, helping even the most withdrawn men to be more emotionally expressive than they normally would be. However, that's not necessarily true.ĭuring the new love phase of relationships, you have the advantage of the powerful neurochemical known as dopamine. You will naturally interpret his non-responsiveness as a sign that he’s no longer attracted to you or in love with you and that he just doesn't care. What's happening now? Are you not attractive enough to hold his attention any longer? He was so responsive and thoughtful when you were dating. Because of this, you'll ask yourself where your Romeo went. If your guy is in the room and is acting like a dead fish while you're expressing yourself to him, you don't feel his love.