Dismissive avoidant attachment often gets a bad rap and, sometimes, that can be justified based on “bad” behavior in relationships. That said, dismissive avoidant people are also widely misunderstood.

Have you ever been drawn to someone who seemed irresistibly confident, only to later feel drained by their need for constant admiration or their inability to connect emotionally? Or perhaps you’ve ...

A while back, when recording a podcast, my team and I asked a random group of people if they considered themselves the pursuer or the distancer in their relationship. In other words, did they see ...