Quiz - What's Your Romantic Attachment Style?

From About.com, a look at how attachment styles impact our romantic relationships. Attachment theory is one of the hot areas in psychology right now, and there is a lot to learn about how the way we attached to our parents can impact our future relationships.

Attachment is a special emotional relationship that involves an exchange of comfort, care, and pleasure. Researcher John Bowlby described attachment as an emotional bond that impacts behavior "from the cradle to the grave."

Researchers have also found that attachment plays an important role in romantic love and can have an effect on our relationships.

This attachment style quiz is based upon measurement instruments developed by several different researchers. Learn more by taking the quiz: What's Your Romantic Attachment Style?

My results:

Based upon your quiz answers, you appear to have a secure attachment style. People with secure attachments tend to feel comfortable with themselves and their relationships. Securely attached individuals tend to have happier, long-lasting relationships. You feel comfotable sharing your feelings with your partner and are able to turn to your partner for support.

Woo Hoo! I'm saner than I thought.

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