Relationships

Attached To Attachment Styles? Why It Might Be Time To Break Up With This Dating Advice

Navigating the modern dating scene can often feel like walking through a minefield. I began following dating coaches on Instagram to see if there were ways I could make it easier for myself, my single friends, and the men I was interacting with. Increasingly, I heard dating influencers talking about attachment styles.

By Justyna Czekaj4 min read
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Knowing your attachment style has become a pillar of modern-day dating. It’s been hailed as a holy grail solution to finding out how and why you act the way you do in intimate relationships. Ultimately, the self-awareness around your attachment style and its subsequent behaviors is supposed to help you nip those pesky habits in the bud and lead to the healthy, secure, and fruitful relationship you desire.