Sentences with phrase «feel fondness»

On the other hand, showing our partner that we really know and get them, that we feel fondness, respect and admiration for them, and that when they speak we engage with them builds a strong connection.

I don't always feel fondness for the gaming devices I use; mostly they're a means to an end.

I felt the fondness and warmth of your friendship.

Not exact matches

In a case study, subjects reported significantly higher feelings of respect and fondness for their colleagues who used this technique.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Baalke isn't quite ready to concede this point — he still hoped for the day Marcus would become a focal point of his San Francisco offense — but there can be no shading the fondness felt by those Marcus has passed alongside in life.

The fondness in my heart towards bicycles compares to the feeling of holding an adorable child in my lap or cuddling with a kitten.

I feel like sometimes in long lasting relationships, people forget that regular intimacy (outside the bedroom) is a great way to maintain your closeness and fondness for each other.

The Way, Way Back is a crowd - pleasing, indie comedy that clearly has a fondness for adolescence and a story that will bring warm feelings to adults and coming - of - age teenagers alike.

While the casting of Crispin Glover as a disassociated loner who discovers he has the power to talk to rats is sort of inspired, «X Files» expat writer Glen Morgan's Willard suffers (and yes, I feel silly for saying this) from a lack of character development, a forced psychoanalytic structure, and a sort of inbred Comic Book Guy fondness for self - reference (i.e., the majority of the bit characters have animal names — a sort of thing used best in Landis's An American Werewolf in London and Dante's The Howling: Mrs. Leach, Mr. Garter, Janice Mantis, George Boxer, and so on) that grates.

If Green ultimately takes too much pride in his hipster references (however nostalgic I got seeing the 2001-esque United Artists logo that used to scare the bejesus out of me as a child, it's self - conscious whims like these that make Undertow sometimes feel superficially invested), the presence of the generally indifferent Bell has a neutralizing effect on Green's tendency towards the pedantic, and the director's championing of old - school values — his dislike of ADR, his fondness for found locations — once again inspires lonely but hearty cries of solidarity.

Surrogates aims low with the high - concept material, such that those who are only expecting some decent action and a few nifty concepts might consider it a decent guilty pleasure akin to the fondness they feel regarding a trashy but occasionally clever B - movie.

Noah Baumbach has a certain amount of fondness for his main character while it feels as if Jason Reitman holds his (and writer Diablo Cody) more in contempt.

A decade from now, we'll look back at the recent crop of feel - good indie blockbusters with nostalgic fondness, but convey little import on them.

Her nose for a good scoop becomes somewhat difficult to maintain once she begins to have feelings of fondness for the down - and - out rodeo star, coming to enjoy his simple ambitions and noble aspirations.

Fortunately for us, Pikes Peak is now paved from start to finish, yet Zwart's eerie fondness for telling tales of mishaps, many of which end with upside - down cars, isn't making us feel at ease as we get ready to run up Pikes Peak.

I don't read Apocalyptic Horror where the hero might feel a bit of fondness for the heroine by the end of the story.

We looked forward to our turn with fondness and anticipation, and it always felt so good to be acknowledged in such a concrete way.

I could feel this great sense of pure fondness in my heart.

Feel the Love Since love is tied to pleasure seeking and personal rewards, you can demonstrate your fondness for your cat in ways that your feline friend will understand.

Here is another quote from Pacelle that might surprise Oprah: «I don't have a hands - on fondness for animalsâ $ ¦ To this day I don't feel bonded to any non-human animal.

First off, I will freely admit that I have become enamored by New Super Mario Bros. — Upon playing it, I felt a certain level of fondness in gaming that I haven't felt in a long time.

Certainly, I felt affection the moment I heard the first notes of Kyle Gabler's whimsical score start up; though I've never actually played the game myself, it's one I have a secondhand fondness for thanks to the memories and stories of my family members playing it — my, brother, sister - and - law and husband were all absolutely enamored with the Wii version, and my father (who basically stopped playing games after the era of Battlezone and Karateka) honestly shocked me when he revealed he'd installed the mobile version on his phone to pass the time.

The developers have a fondness for Final Fantasy Tactics and Shining Force that shines through the game, so if those RPGs are your jam, The Banner Saga should feel familiar.

But despite the fondness I felt from afar, having to get up close and personal with my dear Dissidia has been a very mixed experience.

Textures, which range from snooker table green felt to shiny plastic panels and cookie dough platforms, benefit more than anything from Nintendo's new found fondness for HD.

That is why, despite the many miles that separate Northern California from the Upper Midwest, I feel that we are not only peers, but that we are also long - time neighbors, sharing value systems shaped by criticality and responsibility, as well as our fondness for family.

Driving in the Future The fondness many Americans feel for the glory days of Detroit and long convertibles, with almost obscene fuel consumption figures, reflects the love affair all cultures share for the invention that first shrank distances and popularized personal travel at speeds faster than 5 miles per hour.

If a couple can revive their fondness and admiration for each other, they are more likely to approach conflict resolution as a team, and the growth of their sense of «we - ness» will keep them as connected as they felt when they first met.

If you feel that fondness and admiration are almost entirely gone from your relationship, we suggest that the two of you take more serious action — perhaps have a conversation (without criticism, defensiveness, and contempt!)

If you revive fondness and admiration for each other, you are more likely to approach conflict resolution as a team, and the growth of your sense of «we - ness» as a couple will keep the two of you as connected as you felt when you first met!

Sharing fondness and admiration in your relationship is not complicated, and can be done even if you think those positive feelings are buried too deep beneath recent conflicts.

Nurture fondness and admiration: Remind yourself of your partner's positive qualities — even as you grapple with their flaws — and express your positive feelings out loud several times each day.

Acknowledging, appreciating, and respecting each other's differences in order to foster feelings of admiration and fondness.

You learn which behaviors are helpful and harmful to your relationship, how to manage conflict and the keys to a long, fulfilling and satisfying relationship.The workbook we use is awesome and includes several private exercises such as connecting and increasing knowledge, fondness and admiration of each other; conflict management and vulnerable dialogue such as stating feelings / needs, identifying / avoiding the 4 horsemen, and creating shared meaning and rituals.

When there's a lot of emotional distance, when couples have just lived parallel lives, it's really helpful to create rituals of connection — little bits of time they can count on spending together that is gentle time, good time, caring time, fun time, but time together — that helps them feel safe enough to resume that fondness and admiration.

Division of labor, for instance, only becomes noticeable and problematic by either or both spouses when there are other, more meaningul areas of the marriage that are suffering: not feeling known by and / or wanting to know your spouse, a depleted fondness and admiration for and from your spouse, and a general lowered emotional bank account which turns neutral / trivial actions and statements into fights, resentment, and eventually the true cancer of relationships, contempt.

Feelings of joy and sexual desire exist in respectful forms through affection and fondness.

The more you respond to each other, the more connected and fondness you feel for your partner.

My fondness for French Country design comes from the fact that it has a collected look along with an aged over time feel.