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AFTER CERTAINTY

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Attachment and Loss

Bowlby, John. Attachment and Loss. New York: Basic Books, 1969.

Why this matters here

Bowlby argues that attachment bonds form durable internal working models—expectations that make close relationships predictive and efficient. How Meaning Moves extends that archive into ordinary intimacy: private language speeds understanding, then familiarity starts deciding what the present must mean before new contact can happen.