E20 - Divorce Stories: Attachment Theory & Relationship Compatibility (Plus the Gen Z Word of the Day)

In this episode we follow up our recent conversation on personality and personality change with a discussion of attachment theory and how different attachment styles might impact relationship compatibility. In the opening segment we briefly revisit the issue of the reported youth mental health crisis, discuss Jonathan Haidt's new book "The Anxious Generation", and Jack quizzes Alvin on his knowledge of gen Z slang in a new segment called The Gen Z word of the day. In our main segment, we review the statistics for divorce in the United States, Alvin gives an overview of Attachment theory and the different attachment styles, and then Alvin and Jack use attachment theory to reflect on their divorces and hopefully view them in a more positive light. Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠  Twitter (X): @midlifepod2023