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Healthy relationships are built on a foundation of secure attachments.

Adult attachment models represent an internal set of expectations and preferences regarding relationship intimacy that guide behavior.

Secure adult attachment, characterized by low attachment-related avoidance and anxiety, has numerous benefits.

Within the context of safe, secure attachments, people can pursue optimal human functioning and flourishing.

This is because social acts that reinforce feelings of attachment also stimulate the release of neurotransmitters such as oxytocin and endorphin, which alleviate stress and create feelings of contentment.

Attachment theory can also be used as a means of explaining adult relationships.