Of course, an emotionally unavailable person can change, but like any personal overhaul, they have to want to do it themselves. “The trick is for you not to try and change them. If they feel that they want to be more involved in your feelings, then they will,” Masini says.

Can an emotionally unavailable husband change?

Emotionally unattached people may change, but its totally on them to work on it. If you have expressed your needs and waited long enough for your partner to be as involved in the relationship as you are, its time to make peace with the fact that your emotionally detached husband is not going to change.