Have you ever wondered why some people repeatedly end up in the same kind of relationship, even when those relationships make them unhappy? A person may date emotionally unavailable partners again and again. Another may constantly find themselves chasing affection from people who rarely reciprocate it. Some repeatedly attract controlling, distant, or unpredictable partners despite promising themselves they will choose differently next time.
According to psychology, this may not be a coincidence. The answer may lie in the groundbreaking work of John Bowlby, the British psychologist who developed Attachment Theory. His research suggests that many of our adult relationship patterns are influenced by emotional experiences from childhood.
