Love = Attachment
Do you keep meeting unavailable partners? Or partners who seem charming at first but then turn out to be assholes? Partners who put you…
Do you keep meeting unavailable partners? Or partners who seem charming at first but then turn out to be assholes? Partners who put you down? Partners who make you a second (or third, or worse!) priority in their lives? Who are only available at their convenience? Partners who disappear behind a wall whenever things get difficult, or blow up at the drop of a hat? Or maybe you’ve managed to have a somewhat longer-term relationship but are fighting all the time.
If so, read on!
(If you were looking for a story about attachment to dogs, sorry to disappoint. But it’s an adorable photo, right?)
Love is a bond. We all want to feel connected, to have a solid feeling of belonging (even if we say we don’t!). And we are all scared to some extent of rejection, or abandonment (and yes, those are not exactly the same things). But the difference between secure and insecure attachment is largely a matter of degree.
Sidebar: lust and…