Can a Relationship Survive if Your Partner has Abandonment Issues?

There is a prevalence of abandonment issues today, including single-parent families, military families, or distant parental relationships. Sometimes these behaviors manifest into jealousy, pushing away, and seeking constant reassurance. This video offers advice for partners of individuals with abandonment issues, emphasizing clear communication, honesty, transparency, and patience; however, it's important to avoid attempting to "fix" the partner with abandonment issues.
Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships.
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[@melkerner]

Not if the partner without abandonment issues - neglects the other one, emotionally abandons them and removes intimacy - it sends the anxious partner into a spiral of depression, self doubt, hurt, and disconnection. Doesn't listen to your concerns or needs in relationship.

[@kjbcvintage]

Wow! That is so spot-on for what I experienced. 😮

[@clodiamandes7153]

Yes. People with abandonment issues could get along better with people who are compulsive obsessive, just by the fact they will be always getting the attention.

[@melkerner]

@@clodiamandes7153 Not even compulsive obsessive. You are reading a lot into my statement that simply is NOT the case. I am talking about withholding affection as an avoidant instead of a regular normally attached person in relationship - the isolation and withholding triggers in what is typically a normal person to experience those feelings of abandonment. This isn't about a need to pay attention to "me, me, me" all the time - it IS about refusing to kiss, embrace and reciprocate affection after a long well established stable relationship.

[@nyomansabun1136]

Thank you.🙏

[@jaylaw.7660]

Great vid, Mary Jo!

[@clodiamandes7153]

The one more important thing she said was "you(the abandoned person) need to go to therapy ". That person would learn so much about themselves and will always be grateful to you ,no matter if you stay together.

[@emilytaylor1001]

❤❤❤