Attached Quotes

“If the other person shows a sincere wish to understand your needs and put your well-being first, your future together has promise.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Effective communication can reveal more in five minutes than you can learn in months of dating.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“You have a strong need for closeness and have to be reassured at all times that your partner loves and respects you.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“People's response to effective communication is always very telling.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“By expressing her needs, Lauren was able to look out for herself and avoid getting strung along by someone else's agenda.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“One straightforward conversation with Ethan put an end to all the guesswork and "theories" Lauren had built up in her mind.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Expressing your needs and expectations to your partner in a direct, non accusatory manner is an incredibly powerful tool.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“She was no longer willing to waste precious time on the wrong person.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Stop speculating about the reasons for his behaviour and simply ask.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Know that no matter how much pain you're going through now, it will pass.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Reality will slowly sink in.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“If you're having a hard time, don't feel guilty.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“The worse you feel about yourself, the more you'll want to go back to the false safety of the bad relationship you were in.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Don't beat yourself up. It is very important that you be compassionate with yourself.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Emotionally, she was already starting to detach. She no longer believed that anything would change.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“She finally gave up hope.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“This was a very well-planned departure.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Marsha could see that she was in trouble.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Attachment system evolved to discourage us from being alone.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“You may understand rationally that you should leave, but your emotional brain may not yet be ready to make that move.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“As painful as it is to be mistreated by your partner, severing an attachment bond is even more excruciating.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Why is it still so hard to walk away?”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Your only crime has been to become too close to someone who can't tolerate it.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“The more Marsha tried to get close, the more he tried to push her away.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“She got too close for comfort and became the enemy.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“Of all people in the world, she was the one closest to him,, and yet he treated her the worst.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“His deactivation and relentless and never-ending.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“In a typically anxious manner, she fluctuated from highs to lows.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“She was the driving force behind their marriage.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached

“He missed no opportunity to put up emotional barriers.”
― Amir Levine & Rachel Heller, Attached