The ObservatoryYour pattern in love
Secure, anxious or avoidant: the pattern you learned early comes along into love. But it is a tendency, not a verdict.
How it works
- Three patternsChooseWrite
- What the pattern needsWrite
- In your current relationshipWrite
How we approach closeness is shaped early and shows most clearly under pressure: when a partner pulls away, when replies are slow, when an argument hangs in the air.
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Why does it work?
Adult attachment (Hazan & Shaver 1987; Mikulincer & Shaver) is one of the most robust fields in relationship research: the patterns predict relationship behavior under stress. Modern findings stress that patterns are dimensional and changeable, and earned security is well documented. Self-sorting through an exercise is a rough map, not a measurement.
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