As Valentine's Day approaches, restaurant bookings fill up and couples exchange cards, flowers, and carefully chosen gifts. For some, it's a day of closeness and connection. For others, it can bring ...

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 ...

Psychology has taught us a lot about the way human bonds are formed. We now know that attachment begins far earlier than we ever thought possible, in utero. When we are fetuses, the way our mothers ...

Early bonds with caregivers shape future relationships and emotional development. Consistent and responsive caregiving is essential for building secure attachments. Attachment theory is a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. We all want a love that’s easy, or at least one that doesn’t ...

You may already be familiar with the ways negative childhood experiences can impact us as adults. Even if you can't name the ...

The way we connect with others as adults is often shaped by our earliest experiences with caregivers. From birth, a child seeks comfort, security and love, forming attachments that become the ...

Those with a dismissive avoidant attachment style may have no desire for close relationships or actively avoid them due to past trauma. If you’ve ever taken a deep dive into the psychology of ...

We come into the world screaming and vulnerable—entirely dependent on adult caregivers to keep us safe and teach us how to connect with others. The nature of these earliest relationships influences ...