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A significant aspect of human life is forming bonds.

Social beings primarily rely on their


connections with others to thrive and procreate. It is essential to establish and sustain some
relationships in order to exist. Gaining acceptance is a necessary step in developing
connections and is frequently dependent on persuading others to feel and think well of you.
The urge to establish and preserve intimate, enduring relationships with some other people
is referred to as the yearning to belong. People are afraid to live alone because they feel the
urge to belong, which motivates them to associate, commit, and stay with others.
Relationships typically develop quickly and easily, such as those with neighbours and
coworkers. Because it causes more harm than just being dissatisfied, the urge to belong is
referred to as a need rather than merely a want. (A need is something we must have in order
to be healthy; a want is something we can live without.) Many health issues, including an
increased risk of death, result from not satisfying the urge to belong. Those without social
connections experience greater death rates from all diseases than people with connections.

Several factors are responsible in determining why we like some people and form any kind
of a relationship with them. Some of these include proximity, frequency of seeing each other,
similarities in attitudes, interests and other preferences, familiarity and so on. These factors
determine what people will find more attractive and eventually form a relationship with. There
are different types of interpersonal relationships which serve different purposes. Friendships,
romantic relationships, familial relations, workplace relationships are some types of
relationships which fulfil different purposes for us. Relationships are important as they
provide a sense of security, companionship, help us broaden our horizon, provide social
support, elicit positive emotions, improve our overall health and provide meaning to our life.

Adult relationships that last "come from somewhere." The study of human social
development in infancy is now clearly related to modern research on the origins of adult
attachment in partnerships, and Bowlby's work with young infants in particular has expanded
to include the study of attachment styles in their elders. Social psychologists have identified
three basic attachment patterns, secure, avoidant, and anxious, that are also present in
children, to explain how we as adults experience both love and loneliness.

Secure: people have faith in others, don't worry about being left behind, believe they are
deserving and liked, find it simple to be with others, and are at ease depending on them.
Avoidant: Suppression of connection needs; previous rejection of intimate attempts;
discomfort being near others; difficulty relying on others; feels uneasy when anyone comes
close.
Anxious: Fear that others won't share one's need for intimacy; belief that a close relationship
isn't truly loving or is likely to break up with one; desire to integrate with someone, which
may drive people away.

Many intense emotions are brought to the surface in close relationships. The emotion-in-
relationships paradigm contends that strong, well-established, and broad expectations about
a partner's behaviour serve as the foundation of successful relationships. In close
relationships, the ability to express one's emotions is often prized, especially by those who
have a stable attachment type.

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