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10 Predictors of a Bad Romantic Relationship Explained

The Virtual Couch

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The Relationship Between Mother and Infant

Darlene says attachment theory has determined that the pursuer has an anxious attachment style. She said the less room there is to navigate this distance, the more difficult the relationship. The child will learn to please and perform or rebel but in any case gradually tunes out its own thoughts and needs and feelings. In codependent relationships where there aren't two separate whole people coming together, true intimacy is impossible because the fear of non-existence and dissolution are so strong.

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