being in a marriage with an unemotionally available husband, i can understand ur g/f side of this.
i suppose u could call this the female side of this situation
at the moment i am on the edge of giving up on 12 years of marriage because of this same thing.
when i am sad or upset...my husband just stands there, no arms out for a hug, nothing, except to tell me not to be upsetting myself.
if i tell him something bad that happened to someone, he doesnt seem to have any apthy for the person/s in this situation.
if i tell him something funny, he just looks at me blankly"like hes saying in his head" whats so funny about that
sometimes he is so closed off from his feelings that he wont hug our sons, let alone me.
i think he is afriad of emotions, afraid of being hurt or seen as weak if he shows emotions.
he was like this when i married him, an god love me i thought all that would change once we were married,
but 12 years on, hes still the same, and i feel that i am wasting my life loving someone who gives nothing in return.
personally i dont know what can be done for ur situation...if i knew that i could fix the problems here in my own relationship.
though i hope some of what i posted will give u some insight to what ur g/f might be feeling....the only way to find this out is to talk,talk,talk
thats if ur open to talk, my husband isnt