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Apr 2023

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#65: "Can a relationship between two anx...

About this episode

In today's Q&A episode, I'm answering the question of "Can a relationship between two anxiously attached people work?". I get variations of this question a lot - basically, why wouldn't anxious and avoidant people save themselves the trouble by sticking to their own kind? Well, as always, it's not quite that simple...

We'll cover:

why anxious and avoidant people tend to be attracted to each other
the truth behind why "opposites attract"
what happens when two anxious or two avoidant people date

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