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On Purpose with Jay Shetty · February 18, 2026 · 1h 44m
Do You Keep Attracting The Same Emotionally Unavailable Partner?
Attachment theory expert Thais Gibson on why you keep choosing the same type of partner. Your attachment style (anxious, avoidant, disorganized, secure) creates an unconscious filter that attracts and is attracted to complementary patterns.
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Gibson: your attachment style is the relational false self — the adaptive strategy you developed to get love from your specific caregivers. Anxious attachment (pursue harder) and avoidant attachment (withdraw) are both protective strategies, not authentic relating.
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