In this episode of POPSUGAR’s Love Rants, Melissa Mason (she/her) is joined by dating and relationship coach Nicole Colantoni (she/her) and they’re talking all about attachment styles. Chances are you know — or think you know — what your attachment style is, but where exactly are attachment styles born? And how do we navigate different attachment styles in our relationships?

Nicole tells Mel that there are four key attachment styles:

• Secure Attachment
• Anxious Attachment
• Avoidant Attachment
• Disorganised Attachment

But how do these attachment styles differ? And how can they impact your love life, for better or worse?

In this episode, Mel and Nicole will discuss:

• What is attachment?
• Where different attachment theories stem from.
• Do attachment styles really affect adult relationships?
• Do we place too much importance on ‘defining’ who we are, and thus trying to always fit into this ‘box’ we place ourselves in? 
• Can someone move through different attachment styles within the course of their relationship?
• Can you be one attachment style in one relationship, and something else in the next?

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