When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Maria Korneeva via Getty Images Attachment styles are a popular way to understand how ...

Marie and her husband started seeing a couples therapist when the early years of parenthood put a strain on their marriage. Their two kids were 3 years and 4 months old, respectively, when COVID ...

Attachment styles are fascinating, but they can also be confusing. It’s logical to assume that you have an insecure attachment style if you feel insecure. This notion may be reinforced by the ...

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

Attachment styles are rooted in our families of origin: The ways our primary caregivers related to us in childhood have a direct correlation with how we relate to people when we enter adulthood. Part ...

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

The pop girls are not practicing secure relationship behaviors. And that’s according to science. A 2024 study from the Psychology of Music found that 86 percent of popular music depicts insecure ...

Recent psychological research has transformed our understanding of human relationships, revealing how early childhood experiences shape our ability to form and maintain meaningful connections ...

One of the things that has been getting a lot of attention lately on social media has been the different attachment styles that people have in their personal relationships. This is based on attachment ...

Healthy attachment is less about being perfect and more about feeling emotionally safe — with others and with yourself.

The term "narcissist" is often thrown around casually to describe anyone who seems overly self-absorbed. However, true narcissism, particularly Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), is a complex ...