Texting style: Minimal, sporadic, and infrequent communication. The texts may feel matter-of-fact and distant, lacking depth ...

Attachment styles are a crucial part of how we relate to others, especially in romantic and close relationships. These styles ...

Kids with an anxious attachment can be clingy, sensitive, and have low-esteem. Anxious attachment requires healing—parents should encourage independence and emotional regulation. If anxious attachment ...

Here are five clear lessons about closeness, distance, fear, repair and growth, the five crucial building blocks of ...

People are always talking about power in relationships. People usually agree that the person who does the chasing has less of it, but lately, I’m not so sure. There are many different ways to assume ...

Anxious attachment isn’t just about needing reassurance—it’s about how that need shows up in ways you may not even realize. If you've ever felt like you're doing everything right in a relationship and ...

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

A lucky 58% of people are raised with secure attachment — the ability to trust their emotions, express their needs and believe that the people they love will still love them back. The rest of us often ...

Is your partner just being sweet, or is there something deeper going on? Sometimes, the most innocent-sounding phrases are ...

We are hardwired to need people, and there is nothing wrong with that. For example, you might lean on or need your partner or spouse more during challenging times in your life. Sometimes, our ...

This week, in my parents' group, we were talking about smartphones. Afterward, one mother commented that perhaps our fondness for our phones has to do with attachment—maybe having a phone with us, and ...

Great sex doesn’t always signal a healthy relationship. New research reveals how anxiety, attachment, and desire can become ...