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Attachment & Romantic Relationships

Emotional connection, attachment, intimacy, distance, trust, reassurance and relationship cycles.

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Attachment styles in adult relationships: the research, without the boxes

Attachment theory is the best-supported framework we have for understanding closeness, distance and reassurance in adult relationships. It is also routinely oversimplified. Here is what the research actually shows, why 'types' are misleading, and how to use the ideas without labelling anyone.

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