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.

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

As a fundamental aspect of personality, attachment style develops early in life, when infants formulate inner ideas of those who are charged with caring for them. Luckily, most people emerge from ...

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

As a couples therapist, I often work with people who say things like, “My partner is so avoidant,” or “I think she might be a narcissist,” or whatever the latest psychological buzzword happens to be.

Avoidant partners pull back when they feel overwhelmed. It’s their safety mechanism, not a rejection of you. When they step back, let the space breathe instead of filling it with questions or panic.

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