If you’ve been in a relationship before, you’ve likely noticed that everyone operates differently within them. Some people are self-confident and have no problem expressing their feelings with their ...

A study of 512 couples finds that touch aversion in relationships stems primarily from avoidant attachment patterns, not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If relationship anxiety or an argument with a partner has ever brought up childhood trauma—say, ...

A disorganized attachment style is characterized by a deep desire for intimacy coupled with a history of self-sabotaging ...