Love Cup Theory
Attachment theory: relationships we form with early caregivers shape expectations for future close relationships
Attachment styles
Secure (56%): individual trusts, has self respect, does not fear abandonment
Avoidant (25%): individual suppresses need for attachment, avoids closeness
Anxious (19%): individual clings to need for attachment, fears abandonment
- I find it relatively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me.
- I am somewhat uncomfortable being close; I find it difficult to trust others completely; love partners want me to be more intimate than I feel comfortable doing.
- I find others are reluctant to get as close as I would like. I often worry that my partner doesn’t really love me.
Attachment styles
Secure (56%): individual trusts, has self respect, does not fear abandonment
Avoidant (25%): individual suppresses need for attachment, avoids closeness
Anxious (19%): individual clings to need for attachment, fears abandonment