Love Life With Matthew Hussey

How to Stop Choosing Unavailable People (7 Steps) | Rewind

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Oct 17, 2025
Are you drawn to emotionally unavailable people? Discover how a lack of self-trust can lead you to seek external validation in your love life. Explore the alluring but misleading belief that hard-to-get individuals are more valuable. Matthew shares seven empowering steps to break free from unhealthy patterns, like empowering your own decisions and embracing the possibility of making mistakes. Ultimately, it’s about prioritizing your happiness and trusting yourself to find the right partner.
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INSIGHT

Self-Trust Shapes Who You Find Valuable

  • Lack of self-trust drives us to seek external validation for who is valuable.
  • That causes us to chase people who are hard to get or popular instead of choosing who makes us feel good.
ANECDOTE

Member's Story: Indecision And Sabotage

  • A member always asked friends what they'd order before choosing and repeatedly picked unavailable men.
  • She sabotaged relationships with good guys because accepting choice felt unsafe.
ADVICE

Stop Idolizing Other People's Opinions

  • Stop putting others' opinions on a pedestal and accept everyone is figuring life out.
  • Replace the belief 'everyone else knows best' with 'we're all just trying to figure it out.'
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