While the events that lead to love, marriage, affairs and divorce can often feel arbitrary, for psychologists there is a definitive science behind why some relationships work and some just don’t. In ...

You've heard of it: distancing your relationships, suppressing your emotions, fearing intimacy. This is how I manage being an avoidant attachment, and how I want to grow.

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Are you sacrificing your sense of self for love? Source: Pexels/Dany Ochoa Relationships can be scary. Your partner could betray you, leave you, or simply not love you. You can also lose your sense of ...

Ever feel like you're constantly chasing someone who keeps backing off, or maybe you're the one who needs space while your partner wants more closeness? That's an anxious-avoidant trap. When one ...

Reviewed by Emily Edlynn, PhD Key Takeaways Avoidant attachment can be a problem for kids, because it lead to other mental health issues like feeling distrustful and emotionally numb.Parents who are ...

Women in unhappy marriages often struggle to be the mothers they want to be, according to a clinical psychologist. The emotional toll of relationship conflict can affect parenting, especially in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. New research reveals how relationship satisfaction is closely ...

Emotionally intelligent women don't set out to make men uncomfortable. They simply show up as their full, authentic selves, and that irritates some people's demons. For avoidant men who face their own ...