Romance has always been a hot topic of conversation: it seems you can’t go one family dinner without a relative asking, “So are you seeing anybody yet?” But with the rise of social media, the ...

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.

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 ...

You may already be familiar with the ways negative childhood experiences can impact us as adults. Even if you can't name the aftereffects, you feel them. Whether it's feeling like a permanent victim ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology explains how simple acts of love and affection can accumulate to make your romantic relationship a more secure place for your ...

It could be negatively impacting your relationships. When we form a relationship with a partner, family member or close friend, inevitably, we bring our emotional baggage along too. And there’s ...

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 ...

Our relationships with our parents lay the foundation for our future connections with others, shaping the way we navigate emotional bonds well into adulthood. Attachment expert, author, and therapist ...