The experience of early attachment shapes the form of the love we seek

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The experience of early attachment shapes the form of the love we seek

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Guest writer

Kyle MacDonald
Love is not like in the movies
Love is central to being human, but life is no rom-com

MENTAL HEALTH

When “relationship issues” arise in psychological consultations – as they frequently do – the patterns of adult attachment seen are outcomes of those forms of attachment created during infancy and childhood

Key points, Attachment – the quality of the early relationship between mother/caregiver and baby – shapes our adult relationships.   A child may have “secure”