Anxious and avoidant attachment styles can attract each other. Source: Wonderlane / Unsplash Attachment theory suggests that how we form emotional bonds in early childhood influences our attachment ...
TAMPA (BLOOM) – Attachment styles play a crucial role in how we interact with our romantic partners, influencing everything from emotional intimacy to communication. One such attachment style, known ...
Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...
Marie and her husband started seeing a couples therapist when the early years of parenthood put a strain on their marriage. Their two kids were 3 years and 4 months old, respectively, when COVID ...
Some couples can’t get enough — or too much — of each other. Here’s why, according to the anxious–avoidant push-pull of ...
Do you find yourself hyperfixating on whether your partner is upset with you? Do you feel as though you're constantly nagging at your significant other in search of affection? Or maybe you're the ...
Dating is hard—it’s always been that way. But the current age of online dating has created fresh challenges and triggers. We’ve somehow normalized ghosting, the slow fade, catfishing, poor ...
(CNN) — Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe ...
We are hardwired to need people, and there is nothing wrong with that. For example, you might lean on or need your partner or spouse more during challenging times in your life. Sometimes, our ...
Forget bad interviews or office politics—the biggest threat to your next promotion might have formed in childhood, long before you started working. Psychologists warn that your attachment style can ...