11/08/2025
Our early relationships shape how we connect, trust and respond to closeness in adulthood. Psychologists Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby helped us understand this through decades of research, including the famous Strange Situation experiment, which observed how infants reacted when separated and reunited with their caregiver. These patterns become our attachment styles, but here’s the hopeful part: they’re not set in stone. With supportive relationships, we can develop a more secure attachment over time💞
