They will ensure you never go through pain alone.

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Updated 8 years ago,August 25, 2017

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They can meet you where you are.

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Tanja Heffner

from experiencing real love.

They dont shy away from true feelings.

Emotionally intelligent people arent going to play games.

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Theyre not going to be into you one day, and distant the next.

They arent going to let you halfway in, and then run.

Theyre not going to mess with your heart.

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Tanja Heffner

Instead, theyre going to be honest.

Theyre going to express themselves and show you what theyre thinking and feeling, even if its scary.

This is powerful in a relationship because it shows you that you are truly invited into their souls.

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It also shows you that you are allowed, and entitled to your own self outside of the relationship.

Their self-awareness and identity encourages you to be independent and embrace your feelings, just as they do.

They are understanding and empathetic.

More than anything, you want to be understood.

Thats why emotionally intelligent people make the best loversthey are incredibly empathetic.

They are good listeners.

This goes hand-in-hand with their empathetic nature.

Instead, they will be patient.

They feel deeply, but also have a handle on their thoughts and emotions.

But that doesnt mean theyre overwhelming or chaotic.

But on the flip side, they wont lose control.

They will ensure you never go through pain alone.

With emotionally intelligent people, your feelings will never go unnoticed and your thoughts will never be unheard.

They will take on your pain with you.

They will verify you never feel alone.

They will be emotionally supportive, but not to the point that they lose themselves.

They can communicate well.

Emotionally intelligent people have no problems when it comes to communication.

They are comfortable with vulnerability and openness.

Along the same lines as communication, emotionally intelligent people crave vulnerability.

They arent scared to love.

Emotionally intelligent people make the best lovers because falling in love doesnt scare them.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.