They used the Four Horsemen,
ignored bids for connection, and failed to accept influence.
So the next time you give your spouse the cold shoulder or
ignore their bids for connection, know that you are causing harm to your marriage, and try to find at least some way to engage.
Not exact matches
Your partner could keep perusing their menu and
ignore you, or they could accept your
bid for connection and say something like, «They both sound good, but didn't you just have steak the other night when you tried that new restaurant down the street?»
If your partner makes a
bid for connection, be sure not to turn them down or
ignore them.
You can move closer to this 5:1 ration simply by starting to increase the number of times you respond to your partner, and decrease the number of times you
ignore your partner or reject their «
bids for connection».