Of all the ways that opposites attract, the thorniest may be when emotionally giving types pair up with types who are emotionally reserved.
There are three types of attachment styles: Secure, Anxious and Avoidant.
1. Secure people make up more than half the population and are typically warm, caring and comfortable with intimacy, he says.
2, Those with an Anxious attachment style, about 20% of the population, often worry about their relationship and whether their partner loves them, They typically are emotionally giving. says Dr. Levine, co-author of the book
“Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love.”
3. Those with an Avoidant attachment style, about 25% of the population, tend to think intimacy leads to loss of autonomy and try to minimize closeness,
Dr. Levine, says, Displays of love don’t have to be 50-50, as long as both people show something.
via Why We Pair Up With Our Emotional Opposites and Relationship Advice for Making It Work – WSJ.com.