The Importance Of Romantic Relationships

It is important to understand how attachment styles formed early in life can impact relationship dynamics in the future. According to Bowlby (1977) the term attachment is referring to a close, enduring affectional bond where the attachment figure provides a safe and secure base from which the child can actively explore and master his or her environment (Overbeek, Vollebergh, Engels, and Meeus., 2003). When it comes to describing the relationship between the infant and the caregiver does the relationship with the primary caregiver set the tone for relationships to come and how a person deals with them, positively or negatively? Previous theorists have explored how early attachment can influence the individual for instance, a child who grows

(Liu, Todd, & Wang, 2017). This applies to romantic relationships all over the world. For example, in China, findings of a study where participants completed a self-report consistent with the growing amount of research regarding attachment style, disillusionment, and distress model features are relevant to understanding relationship quality across cultures (Liu, Todd, & Wang, 2017). Although the negative attachment styles such as anxious and avoidant can put a toll on a relationship, they are different from each other. An avoidant attachment style was related to lower satisfaction with one’s partner, while an anxious attachment style was not (Liu, Todd, & Wang, 2017). An avoidant attachment style person would most likely brush problems to the side and avoid any confrontation, or the relationship all together. An anxious relationship style person, while distressful, it will see issues as a way to work through the

For instance, those who show secure attachment are most likely to trust their partner. However, someone with negative attachment styles like avoidance and anxious are more likely to feel detached from their partner and are less likely to share their emotions with their partner (Ricco & Sierra, 2017). With these negative attachment styles comes arguing, and how couples work through it or how they do not. The roots of people's’ beliefs about argument are complex and include societal, cultural, and family value systems as well as personality traits or dispositions (Ricco & Sierra, 2017). What Ricco and Sierra (2017) have found is that the likelihood to view an argument as potentially beneficial is more likely to be found in an enduring and mutually satisfying relationships. On the contrary, a view of arguments as threatening and nonbeneficial can hinder a relationship’s growth and amount of satisfaction (Ricco & Sierra,