Do you identify as anxious, avoidant, disorganized or secure? For those who aren’t up on pop psychology vernacular, these terms refer to the four attachment styles. Attachment styles describe how ...

Learning how this type of attachment style develops is truly healing and can help you understand a lot about your relationship.

Tampa (BLOOM) – Attachment styles play a significant role in our relationships, influencing how we form connections and respond to intimacy. One attachment style that can bring its fair share of ...

“Love is not a novel whereby at its end, the protagonists marry[1]” - Nizar Qabbani When Kim Bartholomew (1991) envisioned four prototypes of attachment patterns in adults, she was the first to ...

Intimacy disorder affects how people connect emotionally and physically with others in close relationships. While it’s not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, mental health professionals see it as a ...

“Parallel play works because it honors the truth that love isn’t always dramatic or intense,” said Julie Nguyen, a ...

A new study suggests that certain personality traits and past relationship patterns are linked to whether an individual ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. 6 min read Ever wonder why you feel the need to text your partner 20 times when they’re just out with ...

Your romantic life couldn't be better. You and your partner can't stop texting, going on dates, gushing about each other so much that your friends want to muzzle you. Then, it happens. They abruptly ...

Have you ever felt suddenly repelled by someone you were previously attracted to? It might be the way they chew, the way they laugh, or even just a random comment that triggers a shift in your ...

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.