And while there are many reasons for unhappiness, there’s one factor that magnifies emotional suffering more than almost anything else:
And how do people find themselves in unhappy relationships? Often it’s because they got into a long-term relationship with someone who was emotionally immature.
On the other hand, one of the best things you can do to local hookup sites improve your mental health and happiness is to avoid getting romantically involved with emotionally immature people in the first place.
1. They’re All Talk and No Action
If I had a quarter for every time I heard the following, I’d be writing this essay from a villa in the French Riviera:
I can’t believe I didn’t see it earlier… He talks a good game but he just never follows through on anything.
The reason we all tend to fall for people who talk a good game but never follow through stems from a fundamental misunderstanding of what falling in love really means.
Contrary to the Disney mythology, falling in love is a transaction: Two people find each other sexually attractive and work like hell to convince the other person that they’re the greatest thing since sliced bread. Continue Reading 7 Signs You’re Dating an Emotionally Immature Adult