If you watch This Is Us, you probably feel sympathetic (albeit frustrated) at how Kate Pearson (Chrissy Metz) is constantly second-guessing herself and has a hard time advocating for herself. Given ...

Ask almost anyone with a preoccupied attachment style when they are the happiest, and you are likely to get one of two answers: 1) when they are in love and a secure relationship or 2) when they are ...

A lot of men struggle with preoccupied attachment and low self-esteem, which ends up pushing their relationship into a pursuer-distancer dynamic. They constantly worry that their wife isn’t close ...

Breakups are never easy, though it can be much harder or easier for you to leave a relationship that’s not working or move on from a break up based on your attachment style. If you have an ...

The decision of whether to have children is a deeply personal one—so personal that it may be influenced by the attachment style someone develops in their own childhood. Attachment styles are ...

If you've ever wondered why you tend to behave a certain way in your relationships, figuring out your attachment style can give you a ton of useful insight. To put it in the simplest terms, attachment ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Eric Wood writes about college mental health and emerging adults Understanding attachment styles is important as they reflect ...