We all want an easy love, or at least one that doesn’t make us panic, bolt, or force us to become a detective. Of course, ...

While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

Some couples can’t get enough — or too much — of each other. Here’s why, according to the anxious–avoidant push-pull of attachment science in relationships.

Undeniably, the reality of avoidance (i.e., avoidant attachment) hurts people and spreads their fear to everyone who tries to ...

Your partner might have a few habits that infuriate you. Some of them, however, are likely just signs of how deeply they love ...

Due to a childhood filled with emotional neglect, absentee parenting, emotional abuse, or domestic violence, you may have developed an insecure avoidant attachment style. If so, then you may have ...

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From "love languages" to personality tests, there are myriad ways to try to suss out the types of people who will make harmonious relationships, and those who will create partnerships born for divorce ...

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.

If you're tired of dating that goes nowhere, it may be time to stop focusing on finding the right person and start becoming ...