While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

Anxious attachment is a style of attachment developed in childhood due to inconsistent or unpredictable caregiving. It carries into adulthood, influencing romantic relationships, friendships, and self ...

Butterflies at the start of a new relationship are normal. Hoping the attraction is mutual can be both exciting and distressing. Yet after the initial courtship phase, if a person continues to feel ...

The fascinating science of attachment theory, which explains how our early bonds with our parents or caregivers shape our emotional development throughout life, has all kinds of impacts on our lives.

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

Struggling to attract the right people? An anxious attachment style can create behaviors that push potential partners away, ...

Psychologist John Bowlby's work on attachment led to many advancements and understandings on how our interactions with our primary caregiver during our developmental years can predict elements of our ...

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 ...

A lucky 58% of people are raised with secure attachment — the ability to trust their emotions, express their needs and believe that the people they love will still love them back. The rest of us often ...

As Emily and Tom settled into their first marital therapy session, their body language spoke volumes. Tom slouched in his chair, a man seemingly resigned to the futility of yet another attempt to fix ...

Simply put, a securely attached adult is comfortable with intimacy and readily works to repair relationship issues. Anxiously attached people often worry about their partner’s capacity to love them ...

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.