Attachment quiz result explained
Avoidant (Dismissive) 🌊
You value your independence and self-reliance, sometimes at the cost of emotional closeness. You may feel uncomfortable when partners want to get too close or when they express strong emotions. You tend to keep your feelings to yourself and may pull away when things get too intimate. This pattern often developed as a way to protect yourself emotionally.
Why you got this result
An Avoidant (Dismissive) result means you scored above the research median on attachment avoidance (~2.9+) but below it on anxiety. Under stress you move away from people — needing space, going quiet, handling things alone.
A typical Avoidant (Dismissive) result on the anxiety × avoidance map.
What to do next
Practice opening up in small ways. Notice when you pull away and ask what you are really feeling.
Does an avoidant result mean I don’t love my partner?
No. Avoidance is a regulation strategy, not a measure of love. It usually formed early, when depending on others didn’t feel reliable — so your system learned self-sufficiency instead.
Why do avoidants pull away after closeness?
Intimacy raises the stakes, and your nervous system reads that as exposure. The pull-away is an automatic pressure-release valve, not a decision about the relationship.
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