5 Signs Your Boyfriend Is Too Attached, Why He's Hooked, and How to Fix Him

Everyone has dated someone who texts nonstop. They "randomly" appear where you are, and it feels like they are constantly on your neck. Some girls initially find this to be really adorable but quickly come to understand how annoying it is. Here's how to handle your boyfriend's excessive attachment.

Some guys believe that women prefer this. Some even believe that being ALWAYS present will give them extra points.

The truth is that it's not at all a quality that women want in a man. We would like you refrain from doing this. Thank you, girls.

What makes a guy get overly attached to a girl?

This answer could go on for days and days. Realistically, there are TONS of different reasons a boyfriend could be so attached to you, so we’ll only have time to cover a few here.

Each guy is different and all of them have been raised to think girls like a certain type of behavior, even if it’s wrong.

But here are some common reasons a guy gets overly attached to a girl.

1.Type of attachment

A person's attachment style determines whether or not they emotionally bond with other people. Some people find emotional ties uncomfortable, so they try to avoid them. Those are the players and the emotionally unavailable guys.

However, someone with an anxious-attachment type yearns for attachment to others. In the pursuer/pursuee dynamic of love relationships, they turn become the "chaser."

2. Insecurity

Everyone has some insecurities. It doesn’t matter how hot, smart, or rich someone is, they will always find something to feel insecure about. However, if your boyfriend is overly attached, then he might have more insecurities than you think he does.

He could worry about his looks, personality, performance in bed, the size of his junk, height, bank account, car, and the list goes on. So, if he’s focusing too much on what is wrong with him, then he might feel like he has to smother you in order to keep you around.

3. Burned in the past

Maybe he has had some bad experiences in the past with other girls. An ex-girlfriend could have cheated on him or treated him badly. So, he thinks that if he holds on to you for dear life, you will stay around and not dump him as the other girls did.

What he doesn’t understand is that by holding onto you too tightly, he might actually be pushing you away. Just because he had some bad experiences before doesn’t mean that you’re going to recreate them for him now. But he doesn’t know that.

4. Isolated

Your guy may loathe being by himself. It's common knowledge that many people dislike being single. People naturally desire a mate with whom to share their lives. Additionally, he can become too attached to you if he is so afraid of being alone.

5. Feeling that you are superior to him

He could be feeling uneasy because he believes you are beyond his level, which is intimately related to his insecurity and attachment preferences.

He might believe that you are too attractive, intelligent, and endearing to last a lifetime. He might believe you're using him as a stopgap until a better opportunity presents itself.

These are the most common reasons boyfriends get so attached, and they all come down to their own insecurity, protectiveness, and infatuation.

It’s also the simple fact they think women WANT them to be all over us all the time. Some could even be scared you’re going to get sick of them, so they spend MORE time around you.

Dealing with an overly attached boyfriend is difficult simply because you don’t want to hurt him, but you can’t stand him the way he is. The best way to go about this is to follow the above steps and see if things improve for your relationship.