“Love is not a novel whereby at its end, the protagonists marry[1]” - Nizar Qabbani When Kim Bartholomew (1991) envisioned four prototypes of attachment patterns in adults, she was the first to ...

There are four distinct types of attachment style: secure, anxious, and two kinds of avoidant. Anxious and avoidant people find intimacy more of a struggle than those who are secure. This is often ...

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.

Ever wonder why you're a "clinger" or why you suddenly want to run for the hills when things get serious? It’s not just you ...

Attachment theory may have originated in 1958 by British psychiatrist John Bowlby, but it’s become a popular conversation topic online (with over 348.3 million TikTok views on the topic). If you’re ...

Those with a dismissive avoidant attachment style may have no desire for close relationships or actively avoid them due to past trauma. If you’ve ever taken a deep dive into the psychology of ...