The Dr. Psych Mom Show
with clinical psychologist
Dr. Samantha Rodman Whiten Avoidant Wives: How To Tell If You Have One
May 14, 2022
The podcast delves into avoidant attachment in wives, discussing signs to look for, challenges in relationships, and the impact of childhood experiences on adult relationships. It also explores personal growth, therapy, and breaking negative patterns.
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Avoidant Women Seek Distance
- Avoidant attachment in women shows as a preference for independence and minimal intimacy, not a lack of emotional talk.
- They often rely on themselves, avoid needing their partner, and sometimes engage in sex as a detached routine.
Avoidant Women Defy Evolutionary Norms
- Women are evolutionarily less comfortable being alone than men, so avoidant women who prefer independence are notably atypical.
- They often maintain separate finances and plan as if the relationship may end.
Cycle of Avoidant and Preoccupied Attachments
- Men paired with avoidant women are often preoccupied attachment, pushing their wives away by seeking too much closeness.
- This dynamic creates a cycle where both partners exacerbate each other's attachment issues.