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Many researchers believe that adult styles of romantic love correspond with childhood patterns of

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Many researchers believe that adult styles of romantic love correspond with childhood patterns of attatchment.

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Attatchment theory states that we attach to our primary caregivers from infancy as a survival mechanism, as a biological instinct. There are different styles or patterns of attatchment, depending on whether the child's physical and emotional needs were met or not, and to what degree. This theory states that the pattern of attatchment we develop with our caregivers as infants will be the way we engage in romantic relationships as adults. If a children's needs weren't met, he or she will likely develop an insecure pattern of attatchment, and reproduce it in romantic relationships, feeling anxious constantly.

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