Neither hurries, neither rushes to satisfy others.
RCOEN tries to minimize themselves, and RCUAI is naturally warm.
Basically there's little conflict, but RCUAI keeps feeling “this person is hiding something from me.”
RCOEN finds comfort in that, but RCUAI tries to fill that distance with warmth.
Where you clash
RCOEN's private self is a wish not to exist, and RCUAI's private self is a wish to shine naturally.
When RCOEN says “I'm fine just being here,” RCUAI thinks “but I'd like to see a bit more of you?”
RCOEN is uncomfortable revealing themselves, and RCUAI is hurt that RCOEN keeps stepping back.
Relationship playbook
The best moment is when neither of you rushes or tries to drag the other out too quickly.
When RCUAI fills the space beside you with a natural warmth, RCOEN actually finds it easier to hold their own place inside that warmth.
When RCUAI starts to ache at the distance, feeling “this person seems to keep hiding something,” it is a great comfort for RCOEN to show even the smallest piece first.
For these two to go the distance, RCUAI should not read “I can’t see it” as “they’ve drifted away,” and RCOEN just needs to step out one single pace beyond “isn’t being here enough?”
“When RCOEN says ‘thank you for seeing me, but I'll stay my own way,’ and RCUAI truly accepts ‘yes, you can stay that way,’ the two can find a balance between absence and presence.”