Irina Zhuravleva

There’s a psychological label for the pattern of constantly privileging someone else’s needs over your own: you prioritize the ways they feel loved, you dodge...

Discover what cuffing season means, why it happens in winter, and how people form short seasonal relationships when the weather gets colder.

Practical Steps to Take — Without Pretending You’re Alone That story is a reminder: you can protect your happiness, but you don’t have to pretend...

Sometimes it seems unavoidable to get involved with a narcissist — they can be extremely manipulative, and those early stages of a relationship often feel...

The quickest route to make an avoidant fixate is simple: seize the frame. They’re not mysterious geniuses — they follow a script. While they play...

Hey — let’s cut straight to it. If you want the healthiest relationship possible, ask one simple question: “How can we work together so both...

It’s obvious that the way people were cared for by their parents in childhood shapes how they form romantic bonds later in life — that’s...

Two things can be true at once: sarcasm, passive-aggression, and shouting are unhealthy ways to ask for what you need, and yet there was likely...

For many people who experienced abuse or neglect as children, going to medical appointments can be intensely triggering. The questions clinicians ask, the physical examinations,...

In life you’ll encounter people who will mistreat you, and your instincts will warn you that their behavior is wrong and that you need to...

I’m about to drop something that may land hard: if you assume your avoidant ex simply moved on without a care, you’re mistaken. Completely mistaken....

Remember that deceiving your partner, whatever the reason, wounds them and undermines the foundation of trust in the relationship. You might tell yourself you’re sparing...

Alright — straight to the point. You find yourself checking your phone again. Staring at the screen, waiting for those three little dots to appear....

What you’re going through is not a typical romantic rollercoaster. It’s a calculated psychological scheme. The avoidant person in your life doesn’t stumble into push-and-pull...

hey I felt really disrespected by the way you were speaking to me at the party earlier Oh you mean the same party where you...

What runs through the mind of an avoidant ex when your silence lasts far beyond what they anticipated? Let’s explore that — honestly, without sweetening...

Do you want to know why so many relationships end in breakups or divorce? Too often it comes down to people not really knowing their...

Many people believe that avoidant individuals don’t want love. That’s a misconception. They often desire connection even more intensely than it appears. The reality is...

I had to come to terms with the fact that a woman touching me doesn’t automatically mean she wants sex — and Emily eventually reached...

This is what happens when you fall in love with an avoidant person. At first there’s an intense sense of belonging, like finally finding something...

This question comes up all the time, so let’s clarify how to approach it. Both partners have responsibilities in a relationship; each person has a...

For a long time I thought there was something deeply strange and wrong with me. I often felt cut off from other people, unable to...

Almost nobody notices this, but if your life becomes a pattern of chasing people who don’t return your feelings, refusing to commit while you keep...

If a person with an avoidant attachment pattern does this, they are being loyal to you — and it’s probably not what you expect. Most...