Attachment styles aren't set in stone: You can change yours to be more secure, like I did. In my early 20s, I prided myself on never being that girl crying over some guy. While I'd console teary-eyed ...

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.

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 ...

In a TikTok that has been viewed nearly 1 million times, a woman explains that her husband’s approach to calming down after an argument is “by being in my skin, attached to me like a bug on a rug.” As ...

You may have Googled “What is my attachment style?” and found out that there are 4 basic attachment styles; secure, insecure avoidant, insecure anxious, and disorganized. After learning and exploring ...

Do you have a friend who gets unusually emotional when you don’t text back quickly enough? Perhaps you’re the friend who’s ready to end a friendship when someone is ‘moving funny’ without stopping to ...

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 ...

Avoidant, or insecure-avoidant Avoidant attachment develops in children who do not experience sensitive responses from a parent or caregiver to their needs or distress. Children with avoidant ...

At the beginning of most relationships, couples enjoy and look forward to seeing their partner. Over time, as you learn more about your partner, you might notice things that bother you. Before ...

Attachment theory has been prominent for decades now. It’s popped up in pop culture, and continues to be a fulcrum of both parenting and partnering with support from a range of experts, including Dan ...