Nanci Wynman’s Reviews > The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships > Status Update

“Exercise”
- collect emotional moments

“ I learned that each of us can become a collector of emotional moments, the key to look for and celebrate those moments in which you connect with another person on a feeling level, such moments usually begin by noticing an emotional expression as a bid for connection.”


~brd,

“ if you can see past a person’s anger, sadness, or fear to recognize the hidden need you open up new possibilities for a relationship.”

“ a typical ladder of needs within a friendship might look like this one light conversation or small talk to humor three friendly gossip for affection, five support six problem-solving connection around heartfelt subjects like future goals, worries values, and meaning.”

“ one of the most common barriers to adult relationship these days than ever now include two wage earners. And worker spend an average of 10% more time at their jobs today than they did 25 years ago.”

“ our study show that children raised in homes with a high level of marital hospital hostility have chronically elevated levels of stress hormones. When we studied these children, an early childhood we found that they had more bouts of infectious disease like colds and flu.”

Bid by bid and responses that we give to bids, bids meaning small conversation or communication