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Understanding avoidants

Why avoidant partners pull away, what is going on underneath, and whether it can change.

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Why avoidants pull away when things get close

Why avoidant partners pull away just as things get close, what the research says about deactivation, and what to do when it happens.

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    Can an avoidant change? What 59 years of data says

    Yes, avoidant attachment can change. What a 59-year study found, what makes change more likely, and how to tell if it is happening.

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