Understanding Attachment Styles: How They Affect Your Dating Life
Why Your Attachment Style Matters More Than Your Dating Profile If you have ever wondered why you keep falling into the same relationship patterns — chasing unavailable people, pushing partners away when things get serious, or feeling suffocated by someone’s affection — the answer likely lies not in bad luck or poor choices, but in your attachment style. Attachment theory, originally developed by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1960s and expanded by researchers over the following decades, describes how our earliest relationships with caregivers create templates for how we connect with romantic partners as adults. These templates — our attachment styles — operate largely below conscious awareness, influencing who we are attracted to, how we behave in relationships, and how we respond to conflict and intimacy. ...