Insecure or “anxious” attachment most often manifests in romantic relationships in expressions like "clinginess," jealousy, emotional dependency, enmeshment, or generalized anxiety about the status or ...

Have you ever felt like you’re cursed in relationships? Maybe you keep attracting the wrong people, or things always seem to ...

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 ...

You think it’s just about texting habits or how often you like to cuddle—but underneath all of that is something deeper. The way you attach, the way you love, the way you expect to be loved—it’s all ...

You know when you’re dating someone new, and things are going well? You’re texting back and forth, sharing little moments from your day, and then suddenly… silence. You know it’s because they’re busy, ...

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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 ...

We have all borne witness to the tragedy: Your smart, funny, perfect friend is caught in the riptide of a torrid “situationship.” The very bravest of us talk to our friend. We will ask them where they ...