{"id":50388,"date":"2013-08-18T17:18:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T01:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=50388"},"modified":"2013-08-18T17:18:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T01:18:37","slug":"the-secure-are-the-salt-of-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=50388","title":{"rendered":"The Secure Are The Salt Of The Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Amir Levine&#8217;s book <A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.attachedthebook.com\/\">ATTACHED<\/a>: The secure pick up emotional cues without getting emotionally reactive like the anxiously attached. Nor are they closed off like avoidants. They&#8217;re consistently the happiest people around, have the best relationships, and make those around them more secure.<\/p>\n<p>One sign you&#8217;re with an emotionally avoidant &#8212; they keep rhapsodizing about the perfection of the one who got away. Avoidants spend a great deal of time romanticizing a past relationship. 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