# What You Imagine When Thinking of Couples Reveals Attachment Style > Your spontaneous couple scenes hint at your attachment style. - Title: What You Imagine When Thinking of Couples Reveals Attachment… - Summary: Your spontaneous couple scenes hint at your attachment style. People who imagine others in their future scenarios often have anxious attachment, while those… - Keywords: attachment style, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, future scenarios, psychology study, individual differences journal, Imagine, Thinking, Couples, Reveals, Attachment, Style - Source: Psychologies — https://psychologies.com/moi/se-connaitre/comportement/La-scene-que-vous-imaginez-spontanement-lorsque-vous-pensez-au-couple-peut-en-dire-long-sur-votre-style-dattachement-636667 - Author: Laurena Valette - Published: 2026-10-07T21:02:35+00:00 - Read time: 1 min - Topics: attachment style, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, future scenarios, psychology study, individual differences journal ## Spontaneous couple scenes reveal attachment style The scenes you imagine when thinking of couples can show your attachment style according to a study in the Journal of Individual Differences. > La scène que vous imaginez spontanément lorsque vous pensez au couple peut en dire long sur votre style d'attachement ## People imagine others in their future scenarios Over 200 young adults were asked to imagine realistic future scenarios where others naturally appear in their projections. > Plus de 200 jeunes adultes d'imaginer plusieurs scènes réalistes de leur futur ## Anxious attachment builds future around others People with anxious attachment often include partners, friends, or family in their future scenarios due to a need for closeness and reassurance. > Les personnes ayant un attachement anxieux construisent beaucoup plus souvent leur futur autour des autres ## Avoidant attachment projects alone Those with avoidant attachment imagine scenarios where they exist alone, focusing on their resources rather than others' support. > Les personnes présentant un attachement évitant imaginent plus volontiers des scènes où elles évoluent seules ## This is not a personality test The study warns that imagining others doesn't automatically mean anxious attachment, and projecting alone doesn't mean avoidant attachment. > Se projeter constamment à deux ne signifie pas automatiquement que l'on souffre d' un attachement anxieux ## Key takeaway People who imagine others in their future scenarios often have anxious attachment, while those who project alone may avoid relationships.