Your partner is so irritating that you are looking for signs your partner is emotionally immature.
They must have made a mountain out of a molehill again. Or, they made a bad decision and you must help them.
Well, if this sounds similar, they need some growth!
But before you assume the worst, let’s ensure you’re on point…
25 Signs Your Partner Is Emotionally Immature
In love, partners try to act slightly spoiled, and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, if your partner thinks the world revolves around them or depends on you too much, something is wrong.
So, dive right in to know whether your suspicions are right!
1. They don’t like to talk about their feelings
If deep conversations feel extremely difficult with your partner, they’re emotionally immature.
They feel uncomfortable about the topic of emotions. They have no idea how to process their own feelings.
2. They don’t apologize
Without emotional maturity, people believe acknowledging mistakes and apologizing takes their worth away.
So, does your partner never apologize even when they are wrong?
If yes, they lack emotional maturity!
3. They have selfish tendencies
Selfishness comes from a lack of empathy.And people need a certain level of emotional intelligence to understand how someone else feels.
If you have an immature partner, they’ll assert their needs like a child without caring for yours.
4. They can never truly commit
They’re emotionally immature if you have been seeing each other for months, yet they do not call you their boyfriend/girlfriend.
Emotional immaturity stops them from labeling a relationship and makes them unwilling to settle down.
5. They make you feel lonely
Sometimes, emotional immaturity is a result of unhealed trauma. This is a defense mechanism to protect their feelings.
If your partner makes you feel lonely and won’t allow an intimate attachment, they’re the same.
6. They hold onto your past mistakes
Immaturity makes people unable to let go of little things. They can only move past it after they have been discussed and dealt with. If your partner does this, they have the maturity of a child.
7. They can’t let go of their ego
Emotionally mature people understand that there is no ‘you v/s me in a relationship.’ Instead, things should be faced as a team.
So, know they are not emotionally mature if they never let go of their ego and fight against you.
8. They are dependent on you
Immature people often enter relationships to have someone take care of them. They do not want an equal partnership. Rather, they want you to be their nanny.
So, observe If you constantly pick up after your partner, look after their needs, and care for them. If yes, know your suspicions are right.
9. They are impulsive
Mature adults don’t act impulsively. Especially people who have children have to put their kids’ needs first.
So notice if your partner makes impulsive decisions. They’re emotionally immature if they make decisions on a whim.
10. They can never be alone
Mature people find comfort in their own company. They understand that their friends or partners can’t leave work and constantly be with them.
But if your partner asks you to blindside your career or other duties to accompany them, they are yet to reach this emotional stage.
11. They are financially irresponsible
If they do not live within their means and spend lavishly on things that are not really needed, that’s a red flag!
You can be sure they don’t understand the consequences in the real world yet.
12. They never compromise
A relationship takes effort and compromises from both partners. It cannot always be one partner sacrificing everything for the other.
If they can’t take turns to sacrifice, it is a sign that they are quite immature.
13. They are passive-aggressive
An emotionally immature partner can’t sit down and talk things out. Instead, they pass passive-aggressive remarks, stop eating food, or ignore you in public to get their own way.
14. They make decisions alone
When two people are in a serious relationship, some decisions are taken together, like finances, future living situations, having kids, and so on.
But if your partner makes serious decisions alone, they need help understanding what being in a relationship means. They’re too immature to even be in one!
15. They are insecure
Often, emotionally insecure people actually buy into the media’s representation of ‘perfect people’ like actors or sportspeople. So they feel insecure about themselves.
Notice whether your partner also compares themselves to some influencer or celebrity. If they actually get disturbed by similar things, it is because of their emotional immaturity.
16. They overreact to things
Immature people overreact to things that are easily solved with a conversation. They cannot control their emotions.
So, if you have an emotionally immature partner, they’ll struggle to process their feelings, yell a lot at little things, and become resentful.
17. They throw tantrums when things don’t go their way
Envision a child throwing himself down on the supermarket floor when mommy doesn’t buy his favorite chips.
Now, does your partner react explosively when you do not agree with them?
If yes, this is a sign of immaturity.
18. They can never understand grey areas
Emotionally immature people can’t imagine that there can be an area between right and wrong.
They could be more mature if they have extreme political opinions or judge people too harshly.
19. They do not plan for the future
Immature people avoid planning for the future in the name of “living in the present.” While living in the present is good, people must also prepare for the future.
If your partner never talks about the future, they are pretty immature.
20. They want you to be jealous
Emotionally intelligent people will make their partners feel safe. They build trust in the relationship to make things last.
But, if your partner is cozying up to some stranger at a party to make you jealous, they require validation. When they test your feelings this way, it shows how they lack maturity.
21. They do not support your success
Does your partner make snide remarks every time something good happens in your career?
This is a bad sign as they should support your career and celebrate your wins, not bring you down.
22. They always play the victim-card
Emotionally immature people always think someone is out to get them. They play the victim card without ever taking responsibility for things.
The smallest discussion about their faults makes them fly off the handle. If this rings a bell, you are with an emotionally immature person.
23. They shame you for talking about emotions
The biggest sign of emotional immaturity is thinking that “emotions are for the weak and should never be discussed.”
When someone refuses to acknowledge their feelings, they constantly struggle to process them and end up badly.
24. They want to make things picture-perfect
An emotionally immature partner will be focused on making the relationship “look good” – not actually making them good.
They’ll discuss the correct social media filter to use amidst a serious conversation. They don’t know what to prioritize because they don’t match your level of maturity.
25. They have a history of bad relationships
Emotionally immature people flee whenever they face discomfort in a relationship. So they will have a long list of exes.
Notice if your partner has past relationships that ended for no reason. If yes, you finally caught the person who isn’t mature enough to handle serious things.
A word from ThePleasantRelationship
If your partner shows similarities with most of these signs, that doesn’t imply the end of the relationship.
Some people are emotionally immature because they didn’t learn to process their feelings.
So, this problem can be solved. But first, you need to communicate and build a solution. If they try hard to work on it, that’s great.
If they refuse, it’s your call. Go ahead and live life as you desire!
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