I describe my collaboration with Giovanni over the span of almost fifteen years during which time we developed a multimotivational model that built on attachment theory and explored some of its clinical implications. I mention the many ways Giovanni influenced my thinking and provide a few personal stories about Giovanni that give a sense of his generous, warm, and creative nature. Throughout the article I describe ideas we worked on together to provide a broad evolutionary and developmental outlook on human nature. We had planned to write a book together on this ambitious project, but personal circumstances got in the way.