And yet no one explanation or solution fits the bill.
Maybe I’d be better off alone.Įach of these problems is deeply painful, touching upon the innermost core of people’s lives. There’s just nothing to keep us together. He stays at work late almost every weeknight and on weekends he’s either at the golf course with friends or watching the sports channel on TV. He was never one to discuss his emotions or talk about the relationship, but things have gone from bad to worse. I’ve been married to my husband for years and yet feel completely alone. It shouldn’t be this hard to find someone I’m compatible with. I’ve dated some terrific women, but inevitably, after a few weeks I lose interest and start to feel trapped. What’s wrong with me? I’m a smart, good-looking guy with a successful career. Only two weeks into dating this guy and already I’m making myself miserable worrying that he doesn’t find me attractive enough and obsessing about whether or not he’s going to call! I know that once again I’ll manage to turn all my fears about not being good enough into a self-fulfilling prophecy and ruin yet another chance at a relationship! With fascinating psychological insight, quizzes and case studies, Dr Amir Levine and Rachel Heller help you understand the three attachment styles, identify your own and recognize the styles of others so that you can find compatible partners or improve your existing relationship. Secure people feel comfortable with intimacy and are usually warm and loving. Pioneered by psychologist John Bowlby in the 1950s, the field of attachment explains that each of us behaves in relationships in one of three distinct ways:Īnxious people are often preoccupied with their relationships and tend to worry about their partner’s ability to love them back.Īvoidant people equate intimacy with a loss of independence and constantly try to minimize closeness. Heller reveal how an understanding of attachment theory – the most advanced relationship science in existence today – can help us find and sustain love. Is there a science to love? In this groundbreaking book, psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine and psychologist Rachel S. 'A groundbreaking book that redefines what it means to be in a relationship.' – John Gray, PhD., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
An insightful look at the science behind love, Attached offers readers a road map for building stronger, more fulfilling connections.
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