Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

Some couples can’t get enough — or too much — of each other. Here’s why, according to the anxious–avoidant push-pull of ...

I was rewatching Girls for the umpteenth time when I realized: There’s a pattern here. In this particular episode, Hannah (played by Lena Dunham), finds herself in a situationship with Adam (Adam ...

“Love is not a novel whereby at its end, the protagonists marry[1]” - Nizar Qabbani When Kim Bartholomew (1991) envisioned four prototypes of attachment patterns in adults, she was the first to ...

You hate weddings and loathe Valentine’s Day. You gag at PDA. Every time you start to get close to someone new, you lace up your New Balances and sprint in the opposite direction. If you just won this ...

Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children. Understanding these patterns, where they come from and ...

From "love languages" to personality tests, there are myriad ways to try to suss out the types of people who will make harmonious relationships, and those who will create partnerships born for divorce ...

Ever wonder why you're a "clinger" or why you suddenly want to run for the hills when things get serious? It’s not just you ...

People sometimes push others away due to fear of intimacy, low self-esteem, or past hurt. Becoming aware of these patterns ...

Our relationships with our parents lay the foundation for our future connections with others, shaping the way we navigate emotional bonds well into adulthood. Attachment expert, author, and therapist ...