Sentences with phrase «makes bids for attention»

Everybody in a relationship makes bids for attention or affirmation or love.

Being home and exceptionally limited in my mobility at the moment, I've noticed an increase in the kids making bids for attention.

Turn Toward Each Other Instead of Away When a partner makes a bid for your attention, affection, humor or support, turning toward your partner is the basis of emotional connection.

A toddler who holds his arms up to be picked up is making a bid for attention or affection.

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And 68 % of them said they were embarrassed by the attention brought on by Weiner and former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who's making a comeback bid for city comptroller after his 2008 prostitution scandal.

True hypochondriacs do nt just make up fake symptoms and imaginary pains in a bid for attention.

Next week on May 8th, Destiny 2 is making a strong bid for players» attention with its Warmind DLC.

In a bid to grab the attention of this audience, these websites often do one of two things wrong — they make a site that is too academic, packed with information bridging several sub-sites for each department, or they make it too commercial, glossing over meaningful content in favor of high quality visuals and marketing.

It is during these moments, when one partner bids for the other's attention, that relationships are made or broken.

At this moment, she is making a bid for her husband's attention and hoping that her husband responds by acknowledging her warmly.

During what he refers to as «sliding door moments,» when one partner bids for the other's attention, relationships are made or broken.

In The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, Dr. Gottman encourages us to respond to our partner's «bids» for attention, affection, and support.

Individuals in couples often make «bids» for each other's attention.

As Dr. Gottman writes, «a husband and wife are continually making bids for each other's attention — introducing a conversation topic, implicitly asking a favor, etc. — and the most successful couples are the ones who continually «turn toward» their partners.»

In every relationship, couples periodically make what Dr. Gottman calls «bids» for each other's attention, affection, or support.

The best solution to this issue is to become more aware of when your partner is making an emotional bid for your attention.