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What is an attachment style? An attachment style is pattern of behavior one displays in a relationship. It includes how one responds emotionally to their partner, how they navigate through the relationship and the type of behavior one manifests in the relationship. There are different types of attachment styles and that includes anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, fearful-avoidant/ disorganized attachment and secure attachment. Attachment styles in adulthood results from one’s early childhood experiences in relation to their primary caregivers. Contrary to popular belief, an attachment style is not associated with one’s personality but it is a style of attachment that you have learnt on how to relate with others. According to the attachment theory formulated by psychologist Mary Ainsworth and psychiatrist John Bowlby in the 1950s, an individual’s attachment style is shaped by their early childhood experiences in relation to the relationship they had with their primary...