Bids for Connection: The Small Moments That Make or Break Relationships
Your partner glances up from their phone and says, “Look at that bird.” You’re in the middle of something , email, a show, your own...
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Your partner glances up from their phone and says, “Look at that bird.” You’re in the middle of something , email, a show, your own...
Read Article →You’re out of it now, or you’re almost out, or you’re trying to figure out how to get out. And you keep running into the...
Read Article →You bring something up with your partner , something that bothered you, something that happened between you. And by the end of the conversation, you’re...
Read Article →You meet someone and things go well , genuinely well, the kind of connection that doesn’t happen all the time. And then, around the point...
Read Article →You’ve spent the last forty-five minutes managing your partner’s feelings about something that happened to them at work. You’ve gone over it from every angle,...
Read Article →You’re in a good relationship. Your partner is kind, there’s no real reason to worry, and most of the evidence suggests things are fine. But...
Read Article →Your partner raises something. A concern, a complaint, a “hey, when you do that thing, it bothers me.” And before they’re even finished, you’re already...
Read Article →You’ve had the same conversation with your partner seventeen times. Every time you bring up the thing that’s bothering you, they get defensive. Every time...
Read Article →You’re trying to have a conversation , something that matters to you, something you’ve been wanting to say for a while , and somewhere around...
Read Article →“We just don’t communicate anymore.” It’s one of the most common things couples say when they come in, and also one of the least specific....
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