For him it seems like that’s his method of coping or expressing displeasure. I’ve tried stressing the importance of communication but when we aren’t together in person it’s easy for him to fall back to that habit of just shutting me out.

By emotional I was getting a bit teary eyed while we were talking over video call. I was dealing with something personal at the time but our plans to meet up were cancelled so my disappointment and problems just got overwhelming and I teared up. After that he just stopped looking at me for the rest of our call and the ignoring started then. I feel like it was the tears was what made him uncomfortable.