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title: Relationship science
url: https://strongercouple.app/blog/category/relationship-science
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# Relationship science

> Articles about relationship science for couples.

- [15 Signs of a Healthy Relationship](https://strongercouple.app/blog/signs-of-a-healthy-relationship): What healthy looks like in practice, from repair and respect to independence, so you can see your strengths and growth areas.
- [Anxious-Avoidant Relationships: Why It Happens & Help](https://strongercouple.app/blog/anxious-avoidant-relationship): Why anxious and avoidant partners often attract, the push-pull cycle it creates, and practical steps both partners can take.
- [Attachment Styles in Relationships: A Clear Guide](https://strongercouple.app/blog/attachment-styles-in-relationships): Secure, anxious, avoidant and fearful attachment: what the research says, how styles show up in couples, and how they can change.
- [Emotional Flooding: Why You Shut Down in Fights](https://strongercouple.app/blog/emotional-flooding): Flooding is a stress response that makes calm talk impossible. Learn the signs, the physiology, and how to take an effective break.
- [Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Explained Simply](https://strongercouple.app/blog/emotionally-focused-therapy-explained): What emotionally focused couples therapy is, how its three stages work, what the evidence shows and how to find an EFT therapist.
- [How to Build Secure Attachment as an Adult Couple](https://strongercouple.app/blog/how-to-build-secure-attachment): Attachment patterns can shift. Practical, research-informed ways partners can build more security together over time.
- [Love Languages: What They Are and What Science Says](https://strongercouple.app/blog/love-languages-explained): The five love languages explained, what recent research says about the theory, and a more flexible way to use it.
- [Repair Attempts: How Couples Recover Mid-Argument](https://strongercouple.app/blog/repair-attempts): Repair attempts are what de-escalate conflict. Learn examples, why they get missed, and how to accept your partner's attempts.
- [The Gottman Method Explained: Principles and Tools](https://strongercouple.app/blog/gottman-method-explained): The Gottman Method's Sound Relationship House, core concepts and tools, what the evidence shows, and how to apply them at home.
- [The Pursuer–Distancer Pattern and How to Break It](https://strongercouple.app/blog/pursuer-distancer-pattern): One partner pushes, the other withdraws. Why the pursuer–distancer cycle forms and how couples step out of it together.
- [What Makes a Relationship Last? 7 Research Findings](https://strongercouple.app/blog/what-makes-a-relationship-last): Seven well-replicated findings from relationship science about what helps couples last, with citations and how to apply each.