Why Attachment Matters in Adult Relationships

In Attachment Theory the bond between parent and child is determined by the parents' ability to be responsive to their child both physically and emotionally. Depending on the skill of the parent to create safety, as well as how the child responds to it, the bond is defined as either secure or insecure. A child needs to trust in its parent in order to feel that the relationship is a safe haven and by extension that the world is a safe and secure place. Children need to innately believe that their parent will be there for them when they are in need. I don't know many people who would argue that that is not the ideal way that all children should be raised. This need for attachment is evolutionarily hard-wired in all humans. We don't tend to think about attachment in adult relationships, yet it is equally important.



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