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## The EMPIRE Library | Relationships

Evidence-based guides on attachment, communication, emotional availability, breakups, boundaries, trust, and healthy relationships.

## Relationship Articles

Explore attachment, dating, avoidant partners, boundaries, breakups, trust, intimacy, communication, and relationship psychology.

[![Discover why avoidant partners pull away, what attachment theory reveals about emotional distance, and how healthier relationship patterns can be built.](https://blog.ahwaken.com/hubfs/Discover%20why%20avoidant%20partners%20pull%20away%2c%20what%20attachment%20theory%20reveals%20about%20emotional%20distance%2c%20and%20how%20healthier%20relationship%20patterns%20can%20be%20built..png)](https://blog.ahwaken.com/relationships/why-do-avoidant-partners-pull-away)

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## [Why Do Avoidant Partners Pull Away?](https://blog.ahwaken.com/relationships/why-do-avoidant-partners-pull-away)

![Picture of Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/hs-fs/hubfs/margo%20lynn%20s.jpg?width=50&name=margo%20lynn%20s.jpg) [Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/relationships/author/margo-lynn) 

 Jul 13, 2026 5:22:59 PM

It rarely happens when things are going badly.

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## [Why do I keep attracting avoidant partners?](https://blog.ahwaken.com/relationships/why-do-i-keep-attracting-avoidant-partners)

![Picture of Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/hs-fs/hubfs/margo%20lynn%20s.jpg?width=50&name=margo%20lynn%20s.jpg) [Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/relationships/author/margo-lynn) 

 Jul 11, 2026 10:26:49 PM

You've been here before.

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