On this episode, Carolina and her guests explore attachment styles. They share personal stories, dating misadventures, and "aha" moments. To help unpack it all, a relationship therapist joins the ...

Avoidant attachment is an attachment style that develops during early childhood, particularly in those who do not experience sensitive responses to their needs or distress. Children with an ...

Attachment theory explores how early caregiver bonds shape emotional patterns that influence relationships throughout life.

Sleeping with Seattle” is a column all about relationships, dating, and sex. Columnist Ella Avital delves into what it’s like ...

The three main attachment styles — anxious, avoidant and secure — show up both in your relationships and your everyday financial behaviors, she says. If you struggle to stick to a budget or ...

Recognizing that your partner’s need for space might stem from an avoidant attachment style rather than lack of interest can transform frustration into understanding. Similarly, acknowledging ...

Some reasons you may push people away include a fear of intimacy, an avoidant attachment style, and having trouble trusting others. You can address this by taking relationships slowly and ...

“It’s not his fault,” she begged me to understand, “He just has an avoidant attachment style, and I have an anxious attachment style, so it was always going to be this way.” I did not ...