01/11/2025
Be careful loving a man with low emotional intelligence. It’s draining—not because you love too much, but because you constantly feel unseen, unheard, and misunderstood. You try to communicate your feelings with honesty and vulnerability, but it’s like speaking a language he’s never bothered to learn. You open up about what hurts you, what you need, what makes you feel loved, and he stares back, confused or dismissive, as if your emotions are an inconvenience instead of an invitation to grow closer.
At first, you might think he just needs time—that if you love him patiently, he’ll eventually understand. But emotional growth can’t be forced. Loving someone who refuses to look inward will slowly chip away at your spirit. You’ll find yourself questioning whether your feelings are valid, wondering if maybe you’re asking for too much when, in truth, you’re only asking for the bare minimum: empathy, effort, and emotional presence.
It leads to frustration, silence, or endless cycles of conflict. You explain what hurt you, and he tells you you’re overreacting. You try to describe how his tone made you feel, and he says you’re too sensitive. You reach out for connection, and he withdraws into avoidance or defensiveness. Eventually, the conversations stop—not because everything is fine, but because you’re too tired to keep repeating yourself. You start walking on eggshells, editing your emotions before you speak them out loud, just to keep the peace. And that’s not love—that’s emotional survival.
Love shouldn’t feel like you’re teaching someone how to care. It shouldn’t require you to beg for understanding or compromise your emotional needs just to avoid conflict. You deserve a connection that feels mutual—a love that meets you where you are, that listens with intent, that values your heart instead of invalidating it.
Someone with emotional intelligence won’t make you feel like you’re “too much.” They’ll make space for your feelings, seek to understand them, and grow alongside you. They’ll care not just about what you say, but about how you *feel*. That kind of love doesn’t drain you—it nourishes you.
So be careful loving someone who isn’t ready to meet you emotionally. Because love shouldn’t be a lesson you have to keep teaching—it should be a safe place where you can finally rest, be seen, and be understood.