Repeated early disruptions and losses taught you to become a master of emotional insurance policies 📋 - never investing too deeply in any one person or place because you learned that everything ends eventually. This `protective strategy` helped you *survive countless goodbyes and escape multiple close-call heartbreaks*. It gave you the strength to adapt quickly when your partners suddenly shifted gears on you. Your ability to stay *flexible and independent* became your resilience and your protective armor 🛡️.<br><br>But now this creates a palpable distance between you and your partner even in your good relationships. You hold back from committing fully, keep escape routes ready－always prepared to *walk out in 30 seconds flat if you spot trouble coming from around the corner*.<br><br>At your core you struggle with `secure attachment` because you don't believe that the partners you attract will actually stick around. You've become so skilled at being self-reliant and not needing anyone that you've forgotten how sweet it feels to truly belong and relax with someone 🤗. The cruel irony—of which you're sometimes aware—is that it's the *fear of being left alone* that makes you burn bridges and break the very connections you so desperately crave.

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