Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment

Amir Levine and Rachel Heller translated adult attachment theory from dense academic journals into a book that reads like a manual for understanding why you pick the partners you pick. The three attachment styles — anxious, avoidant, and secure — are now so widely referenced they've become dating app vocabulary. Therapists assign it because it gives clients a framework for understanding patterns they've repeated across multiple relationships without knowing why. Once you see your attachment style, you can't unsee it.