What Is My Attachment Style? The way you become attached to partners is another factor. Attachment style that directs how we interact with our partner, attachment styles develop at a very young age; for instance, we develop strategies for dealing with abandonment or rejection by 18 months old. If your parents didn’t offer comfort when you were in distress (i.e., hungry, wet, or scared), you could have developed an anxious attachment style. So, regarding romantic relationships, an anxious attachment style is sometimes characterized by clingy behaviors, anger during a breakup, and/or the inability to get over an ex. *