Articles on attachment, dating and personality

Longer reads on why you love the way you do, written from the research and without the jargon.

1. Attachment style vs personality type: what each one tells you

   Personality tests describe how you tend to be across life. Attachment style describes something narrower: how you react when closeness, distance or rejection are on the line. Knowing both explains more than either alone.

   12 November 2026 · 5 min read

2. Can your attachment style change? What the research says

   Attachment styles are stable enough to recognise and flexible enough to change. Here is what long-term studies actually found, where the evidence is thin, and what that means for you.

   12 November 2026 · 5 min read

3. Dismissive avoidant vs fearful avoidant: how to tell them apart

   Both patterns pull away when things get close, so they are easy to mix up. The difference is what happens inside: one tends to feel relief at a distance, the other misses the person and pulls back anyway.

   12 November 2026 · 6 min read

4. How to heal anxious attachment: practical steps that help

   Anxious attachment does not switch off on command, but the way you respond to the worry can change, and the worry itself tends to ease with the right experiences. These are concrete steps, not a cure.

   12 November 2026 · 5 min read

5. The anxious-avoidant relationship: why it happens and how to break the loop

   One partner wants to talk it out now, the other needs space now, and each reaction makes the other's stronger. Here is how the anxious-avoidant loop works and what each person can change.

   12 November 2026 · 5 min read

6. The four attachment styles, explained with everyday examples

   Attachment styles describe how you handle closeness and the fear of losing it. Here is what each of the four looks like in ordinary moments, from a slow reply to the silence after an argument.

   12 November 2026 · 5 min read