So, yesterday we began looking into how the attachments that we form as infants can carry over into the attachments that we form with our romantic partners.
I gave some descriptions and details about how each type of infant attachment would react as a romantic attachment. The attachment that one forms also influences the honesty that one has with their mate. From recognizing the type of attachment that your mate has, one can gain a better idea of how the mate may react in terms of deceit and deception.
People who formed secure attachments as infants and have secure attachments with their romantic partner are much more likely to have an honest and open relationship. They feel secure enough in the relationship to discuss any issue and confess any issues to their partner. They do not fear the partner rejecting them or leaving them because of the truth.
Those who formed an anxious attachment as an infant are anxious in their romantic relationships. These people are considered to be more likely not to be truthful with their mate. They fear that the mate will leave them or reject them when the truth comes out. Therefore they are more likely to lie about issues that they feel may cause controversy in the relationship. These people try to keep their mate happy by saying and doing the things that they know the mate wants to hear and see.
The final attachment persons that I discussed were those who form dismissing attachments. These people too are considered to be more likely not to be as open and honest with their partner. They often lie to their mate in order to keep a distance. These people do not enjoy the closeness of bonding with others. Therefore they lie in order to avoid any form of sharing or intimacy.