Attracted to Someone New? Maybe You Have an Avoidant Attachment Style
Why Youâre Attracted to People Outside Your Relationship (And What That Really Means) Letâs talk about something most people wonât admit out loud:You will be attracted to other people, even if youâre in a great relationship. I know a lot of people cling to this fantasy that âonce I meet my true love, I wonât even notice anyone else.â Maybe a handful of unicorns experience that. The rest of us? Weâre primates with brains that fire off chemicals when the right person walks by at the right moment. And hereâs the real kicker:That attraction has almost nothing to do with the quality of your relationship. In fact, treating attraction like some kind of divine sign is one of the fastest ways to sabotage a perfectly good relationship. In todayâs video, I break down why attraction is a threat you have to manage â not a message from the universe telling you to betray your partner and flirt with the cute girl from your salsa class. Hereâs what we get into: 1. Attraction is involuntary â what matters is what you do about it. Feeling a spark is normal. Acting on it isnât necessary.And if a tiny bit of attraction is enough to pull you away, that says more about your commitment than your partner. 2. The workplace is one of the biggest relationship killers. Youâre seeing people at their best: focused, energized, helpful, wearing nice clothes, celebrating wins.Meanwhile, at home, youâre negotiating chores, bills, and renovations.Itâs not a fair comparison â but your brain doesnât care. 3. Attraction does NOT equal compatibility. Physical chemistry is the quickest to fire off and yet the least accurate in predicting long-term relationship success.You can be wildly attracted to someone who would make you miserable if you actually lived with them. 4. Attachment styles matter more than you think. Most Nice Guys dealing with this dilemma donât have a ârelationship problem.âThey have an avoidant attachment problem: - fear of intimacy - fear of being hurt - craving novelty and validation - sabotaging the good thing to avoid vulnerability