#260: Can You Become Anxiously Attached from Dating an Avoidant Person? (Ask Steph)
From On Attachment by Stephanie Rigg
May 28, 2026 · 10 min · Season 1 · Episode 260
About this episode
In this episode, Stephanie Rigg answers a listener's question about whether dating an avoidant person can lead to anxious attachment.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel Is it possible to become anxiously attached as a result of dating someone with avoidant patterns? That's the listener question I'm answering in today's Ask Steph episode. We'll talk about how our patterns can arise in response to someone else's, while also acknowledging fundamental differences in how people with secure vs. insecure attachment styles tend to respond to dysfunctional behaviour. Links Free training for anxious attachment Follow me on Instagram Take my attachment styles quiz
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Rigg
Topics covered
- attachment styles
- anxious attachment
- avoidant patterns
- relationships
- dysfunctional behavior
Keywords
- anxious attachment
- avoidant attachment
- attachment theory
- relationships
- dysfunctional behavior
- secure attachment
- dating
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