No matter how well you and your partner complement each other, you'll inevitably have to navigate your unique differences. Perhaps you need constant affirmation from your partner in order to feel ...

A new meta-analysis provides evidence that the quality of emotional bonds formed in adulthood is connected to specific types ...

Learning about attachment styles is arguably one of the best ways to understand why you act the way you do in romantic relationships. But as you dive into the world of attachment styles, you'll ...

Over time, attachment theory has become a popular concept. It is a very useful way to understand our relationship behaviours.

Attachment styles describe the way people relate to each other and form relationships. There are four styles: secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, and fearful-avoidant. Couples with ...

Attachment styles are receiving increased attention because people are obsessed with understanding themselves and others through categorisation, especially in relationships and love. Years ago, love ...

A chimpanzee mother (Xela) nursing her offspring (Xort). Researchers have for the first time identified distinct mother-offspring attachment types in wild chimpanzees. Have you ever wondered how your ...

Humans display different ways of attaching to one another, shaped largely by how our caregivers responded to us in early childhood. Some of us may shy away from closeness and prefer emotional distance ...

Psychology has taught us a lot about the way human bonds are formed. We now know that attachment begins far earlier than we ever thought possible, in utero. When we are fetuses, the way our mothers ...