They're too independent but analyze: healthy or avoidant? Map independence: self-sufficiency vs. emotional unavailability vs. not needing me. Calculate: their independence vs. my needs vs. what partnership requires. Show me the independence reality: healthy autonomy vs. avoiding intimacy. Give me the truth: they're healthily independent, they're avoiding closeness. Include: whether their independence is healthy, if I'm too needy, and what balance looks like.