An electrical connector assembly includes a connector housing containing an electrical terminal and a mating connector housing containing a mating electrical terminal. The mating connector housing defines a connector shroud configured to receive the connector housing. The electrical connector assembly further includes a terminal stabilizer defining a terminal aperture surrounding the a electrical terminal and disposed within the connector shroud. The connector housing pushes the terminal stabilizer from a first position near a tip of the mating electrical terminal to a second position near a base of mating electrical terminal as electrical terminal is mated with the mating electrical terminal. The connector housing pulls the terminal stabilizer from the second position to the first position as the terminal is unmated from the mating electrical terminal.