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 ...

An attachment style is the attitude or pattern of behavior you display when connecting with others. Your earliest interactions with your parents or other main caretakers shape your attachment style ...

Ever been called Miss Independence, a relationship-phobe, or cold-hearted biotch (ouch!)? Eh, odds are good that you have something called avoidant attachment style. Avoidant attach-huh??If you ...

Shitty dating behaviors are neither created nor destroyed, they just change shape. Which is to say that an age-old shady breakup maneuver you may know and hate as the classic slow fade has recently ...

A person with a fearful, avoidant attachment style may fear closeness and appear to seek independence. At the same time, however, they may rely heavily on the support of others. It is an insecure ...

This post is for all of those dismissing individuals who desperately want to get over their avoidance behaviors and have healthy relationships—and for the friends, family, and children of these ...