# How to Tell If You're Terrified of Closeness

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Published: 2026-06-17T08:30:00+00:00
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Sometimes we may end up in a couple where we spend a lot of time complaining - to concerned friends and family - that the other person is evidently and committedly ‘afraid of intimacy.’ They don’t often talk of their emotions; they may find it hard to be physically cosy; they don’t cry so often. Enjoying our Youtube videos? Get full access to all our audio content, videos, and thousands of thought-provoking articles, conversation cards and more with The School of Life Subscription: https://www.theschooloflife.com/the-school-of-life-youtube/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=How%20to%20Tell%20If%20You're%20Afraid%20of%20Intimacy Learn, heal and grow. Get the best of The School of Life delivered straight to your inbox: https://www.theschooloflife.com/signup/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=How%20to%20Tell%20If%20You're%20Afraid%20of%20Intimacy FURTHER READING You can read more on this and other subjects in our articles, here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/article/who-is-afraid-of-intimacy/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=How%20to%20Tell%20If%20You're%20Afraid%20of%20Intimacy “Sometimes we may end up in a couple where we spend a lot of time complaining – to concerned friends and family – that the other person is evidently and committedly ‘afraid of intimacy.’ They don’t often talk of their emotions; they may find it hard to be physically cosy; they don’t cry so often. Whereas we on the other hand – as all our acquaintances know – are the emotionally fluent ones. We long to be close to someone, we long to discuss our feelings openly and without restraint, we are healthy and ready for love. It’s simply such a pity – and so profoundly unfortunate – that we have ended up with such an…

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