Avoidant Attachment Styles

Some articles on attachment:

Attachment In Adults - Relationship Dynamics - Intimacy
... Attachment theory has always recognized the importance of intimacy ... Bowlby writes "Attachment theory regards the propensity to make intimate emotional bonds to particular individuals as a basic component of human nature, already ... The desire for intimacy also has important implications for attachment ...

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