Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love

by Amir Levine

our need for the other person’s continuous physical presence can at times be temporarily replaced by the knowledge that the person is available to us psychologically and emotionally.

He discovered that once we choose someone special, powerful and often uncontrollable forces come into play. New patterns of behavior kick in regardless of how independent we are and despite our conscious wills.

If you want to take the road to independence and happiness, find the right person to depend on and travel down it with that person.