@burned_notbroken: Replying to @Ave_Coqui 🇵🇷 🐸 The defining characteristic of a burned out pursuer is not a lack of love. It’s that connection became associated with emotional cost and no longer feels safe. At Stage 1, intimacy feels like a hopeful solution but often imbalanced form of connection. At Stage 2, intimacy often feels confusing and pressured or a last-chance effort for connection. At Stage 3, intimacy feels exhausting, unfulfilling, sometimes even repulsive. At Stage 4, intimacy is gone entirely. Not because of a lack of love, but a lack of hope that mutual fulfilling connection is possible. #relationshipburnout #emotionalsafety #burnedoutpursuer #relationshiprepair #breakuptiktok