A place on the tree
Being emotionally close to someone who avoids meeting in person
A relationship can feel intimate and deeply meaningful through messages while the other person repeatedly avoids or delays meeting in person. The closeness may continue through affection and promises about the future, even as their distance leaves the relationship uncertain and painful.
2 people have stood here
Does this feel close to something you’ve lived? Tell your own part. What you tell becomes your Ember, and it stays yours.
Nearby on the tree
- Being in a long-distance relationship without seeing each other2
- Loving someone who says they love you but keeps you at a distance1
- Struggling to trust a long-distance partner after betrayal1
- Waiting for a romantic partner who suddenly stops replying1
- Not knowing how to describe who someone is to you1
- Staying friends with an ex after breaking up2
Only the place shows here. What people told stays theirs.