True or false? There’s rarely a time where secure is the suboptimal option. Think about it: You want the mattress lassoed to the roof of your car to be secure before you vroom, vroom on home. You want ...

Attachment styles are relational styles, not verdicts. When labels turn rigid, they harm rather than heal—missing the fluid, relational, and changeable nature of attachment.

Secure attachment is a foundation of healthy and fulfilling relationships. It refers to a deep sense of trust, emotional connection, and safety between individuals. Developing a secure attachment ...

Finding a person to live out your days with can be a beautiful thing. But as time goes on and we connect on a deeper level, our attachments can be toxic and dysfunctional or healthy and uplifting. So, ...

Imagine a sudden rustle in the tall grass. A ripple of alarm passes through the group of early humans who live together amid ancient, rugged terrain. In the center of the encampment, a 3-year-old ...

The rise of therapy-speak has paved the way for attachment styles to become a mainstay in daily conversation, which isn’t a bad thing. Your attachment style is like your personal emotional ...

(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 ...

American singles have no shortage of rubrics they can turn to for determining romantic compatibility. Some of these are more grounded in folk wisdom than others — say, zodiac sign versus Myers-Briggs ...

In the beginning of your relationship, you were swept off your feet and fell in love with your partner. Slowly your relationship shifted and you began to have small disagreements. These became larger, ...

Valentine’s Day is designed to amplify romance. But how much of this is determined by attachment style? One study has shown ...

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