They aren't afraid to discuss emotional issues or "touchy" relationship issues. They express their feelings for you openly and often—for example, it's easy for them to say "I love you. If you're in a relationship with a secure attacher, you're in an emotionally safe place. They enjoy being your secure base and making it easier for you to face the perils of the outside world.
A person with an anxious attachment style has a compelling desire to achieve closeness with a romantic partner and is highly tuned in to any perceived threat to that closeness. They're preoccupied with making the relationship work, so at times they may seem overly focused on you. For example, an anxious attacher may ask a lot of questions about your past relationships to see how they measure up. If you have to work late or spend a weekend without them, they may feel rejected.
They'll be very concerned about what you're doing when you're not together. Unfortunately, when an anxious attacher feels threatened, they tend to have a hard time expressing what's bothering them. They will sometimes act out or get angry because you can't guess what they need. On the positive side, anxious attachers happily show their devotion; for example, they tend to be very affectionate—fond of hand-holding, hugging, and kissing.
A person with an avoidant attachment style doesn't possess a compelling desire to achieve closeness with a romantic partner. Like all humans, their brains are wired to seek an intimate connection, but when the partnership gets too close, they feel suffocated. If you're just starting a relationship with an avoidant attacher, you may find that they give out confusing signals. For example, they may call you several times one week, then not at all the next week.
They may "come on strong" at first, but start creating emotional distance as your relationship develops—suddenly they may say that their work is all-consuming or they need to take a break from togetherness. Avoidant attachers are often reluctant to introduce you to their family or friends.
They might make comments about taking a trip or moving to another city without mentioning whether you're part of that equation. As your relationship progresses, they might suggest that the two of you are better off living in separate houses or not getting married.
If you're in a long-term relationship with an avoidant attacher, you will find that they use everyday conversations—about what to watch on television, how to care for pets or kids, or when and where to go on vacation—as ways to negotiate their independence.
Because you've been in this relationship for a while, you've probably already learned how to accommodate their needs for distance and space. Most likely, you give in to their wishes. Interestingly, two people with avoidant styles rarely end up in a partnership because neither one is ever willing to compromise. The most volatile partnerships combination occurs between anxious attachers and avoidant attachers.
Conflict between the two attachment styles is inevitable, and chronic fighting will occur over seemingly trivial issues as well as major ones. When anxious-avoidant relationships last for a substantial period of time, both parties can get trapped in an escalating cycle. The anxious attacher tries harder to get closer, and the avoidant tries harder to distance themselves.
The anxious attacher utilizes activation strategies; the avoidant utilizes deactivation strategies. The result? Both parties are stuck in a simmering, or sometimes exploding, conflict—no matter how much they genuinely love each other. For example, what starts as a conflict over whether to get married becomes a standoff over issues like visiting each other's families, splitting the household chores evenly, or spending money on a joint vacation.
The gap between partners widens as every aspect of their shared life becomes a point of contention. Although anxious-avoidant partnerships face abundant conflicts, that doesn't mean the only solution is to break up.
Typically, an anxious-avoidant pairing can succeed if the anxious partner makes frequent concessions and lets the avoidant partner run the show—or determine how and when intimacy is achieved. Research tells us that it's possible for someone's attachment style to change over time—for example, an avoidant or anxious partner could become more secure. One way this can occur is through "security priming," which is essentially role-modeling of how secure people interact and behave.
First, both the avoidant and anxious partner must find a role model—someone who has a comfortable and secure way of dealing with their romantic partner. The avoidant or anxious partner thinks about that role model's specific behaviors and actions in response to a variety of life situations.
For example, how do they behave when their partner feels bad? When do they respond directly to their partner's behavior or words, and when do they turn the other cheek? If you're trying to improve who you are in a relationship today, it's worth looking back at your relationship history.
Based on the previous sections, you already know your attachment style. The next step is to dig a little deeper and examine how your attachment style has played out in your past relationships. This can help you understand what's going on in your present relationship. Follow these steps:. Secure attachers express their needs and expectations directly and in a nonthreatening, inoffensive, noncritical manner.
Because secure people believe they are worthy of love, they ask for a kiss if they want affection. If they aren't sure where the relationship is headed in the future, they state what they would like to occur and then ask their partner what they want. Many of us think that the best relationships don't involve arguing or conflict, but that's a romantic myth.
Numerous studies have proved that even the most secure couples have arguments, and they often serve as opportunities for growing closer. Conflict between partners comes in two flavors: intimacy-related disagreements and daily-life disagreements. The former are the complex relationship problems that are discussed throughout this summary. The latter are more trivial issues, like who will make dinner or take out the trash. As we've seen, both types of disagreements may be connected—an argument about where to go on vacation may actually be an argument about intimacy.
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