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“Though no one ever anticipated happiness or roses in the three-way coalition, the relationship has wobbled on for over a year without breaking up. This week, however, has been particularly tumultuous, with Christopher Luxon’s two partners misbehaving and sticking by their thrown toys. Perhaps their acting out is due to incompatible attachment styles. The psychoanalytic theory goes like this: humans develop different attachment styles in childhood which set the foundation for their adult relationships. Turmoil follows incompatible attachment types. So what combination is the throuple working with?”
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Analysing the attachment styles of the coalition throuple
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