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.

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

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 ...

This is the second part of a two-part series about dismissive-avoidant attachment styles. The first part is here. If you are in a relationship with someone with a dismissive-avoidant attachment style, ...

Understanding the push-pull dynamic in relationships, the attachment theory by John Bowlby explains how early childhood bonds ...

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 ...

Psychologists have been studying attachment styles for decades, but in recent years, the concept has generated quite a bit of buzz on social media. If you’re not already familiar, your attachment ...

A marriage and family therapist intern went viral after claiming she can "predict" if someone will cheat on their partner. Kate, or @restoringrelationships, posted the TikTok on April 10 and it ...