While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Avoiding commitment: For an avoidant friend, the idea of being "locked in" or feeling obligated can trigger their discomfort ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you find yourself hyperfixating on whether your partner is upset with you? Do you feel as though you're constantly nagging at your significant other in search of affection? Or maybe you're the ...

Insecure attachment styles can lead to the fear of becoming overattached to therapy. This fear often masks the fear of ...

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.

Psychologists have been studying attachment styles for decades, but in recent years, the concept has generated quite a bit of buzz on social media. If you’re not already familiar, your attachment ...

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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 ...