by Rachel New | Oct 12, 2017 | friendship, psychology, relationships
Manuel and Katy, who are in their forties, have been friends for a few months. Katy has a lot of male friends and a new boyfriend. Manuel finds her attractive and enjoys spending time alone with her. If she showed an interest in him romantically, he would respond. She...
by Rachel New | Jan 9, 2017 | emotional availability, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, intimacy, listening skills, psychology, relationships
Emotional availability is about the ability to share an emotional connection. We can become emotionally unavailable in the short-term when we have had painful relationship experiences, but this can be more deep-seated when our caregivers were not as responsive or...