As a fundamental aspect of personality, attachment style develops early in life, when infants formulate inner ideas of those who are charged with caring for them. Luckily, most people emerge from ...

A while back, when recording a podcast, my team and I asked a random group of people if they considered themselves the pursuer or the distancer in their relationship. In other words, did they see ...

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.

Someone who is avoidant desires connection but may struggle with emotional intimacy due to past experiences or attachment issues. Someone who isn't interested in you may show similar behaviors to ...

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