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 ...

While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

You hate weddings and loathe Valentine’s Day. You gag at PDA. Every time you start to get close to someone new, you lace up your New Balances and sprint in the opposite direction. If you just won this ...

A secure attachment style helps you use skills from a healthy childhood to have healthy relationships. But if you have an anxious attachment style, you may be dependent and have issues with self ...

Learning about someone's attachment style can be incredibly valuable when it comes to understanding their behavior in a romantic relationship. Similarly to love languages, which help people ...

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What's your attachment style? Why does it matter? Since Dr. Amir Levine wrote the book “Attached,” which popularized the concept, attachment style has entered the mainstream in discussions about ...

Mistreatment and attachment style To clarify the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult attachment style, Widom, Czaja, Kazakowski, and Chauhan (2017) conducted research with 650 adults ...

Editor’s note: This story appeared in the February 2022 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine. Parents watch their child play with a toy. Children develop attachment styles as they grow up which ...

Mixed signals, inconsistent behavior, conflict that goes in circles: These struggles can plague couples who want nothing more than a healthy relationship. In the past few years, a growing awareness of ...

Fearful avoidant attachment, also known as disorganized, is a combination of anxious and avoidant styles and is rarer and less discussed than the other three. People with fearful avoidant attachment ...

"At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."—Albert Schweitzer ...