Sentences with phrase «more emotional closeness»

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I knew that more than the nutrition E was getting from my milk, it was the emotional closeness that he was after.

Thus, people with high scores on sociosexual orientation are considered to be more likely to engage in unrestricted relationships (Simpson & Gangestad, 1991) in which they are more likely to engage in sex without establishing closeness, commitment, or emotional bonding with a partner, compared to those with lower sociosexual scores.

Notwithstanding the elements of physical distancing to achieve greater emotional closeness as described in the previous paragraphs, the rest of this article deals more with the traditional sense of a marriage separation.

At Stage 2, Restructuring, partners work to discover and share their attachment fears and longings, gradually finding ways to clearly express these to each other in a manner that facilitates the closeness, emotional accessibility and responsiveness of a more secure bond.

In general, men are more likely to report being avoidant, whereas women are more likely to think of themselves as anxious.5 This is likely due to gender - role socialization, with men conditioned to be more emotionally self - reliant and women conditioned to be more focused on emotional closeness and intimacy.

Partners who are more avoidant — preferring to steer clear of emotional closeness and intimacy — are more likely to use strategies like withdrawal (the least ideal strategy), manipulation, and mediated communication, and less likely to use open confrontation.

Men and women rated kissing on the lips as being more intimate than cuddling, hand holding, hugging, and massaging.2 In a study of adolescents and young adults, those who engaged in more frequent kissing had higher levels of relationship satisfaction.3 One reason for this satisfaction boost was because conflict with a romantic partner was easier to resolve when there was more affection, like kissing on the lips, in the relationship.2 Kissing promotes emotional closeness, and partners report that kissing after sex strengthens their bond and that they desire to kiss each other after orgasm.1 This makes sense because kissing may increase levels of oxytocin (aka the «love» hormone), a chemical that promotes bonding.4

Classic research on jealousy in heterosexual couples tells us that women are more concerned about men's emotional infidelity, because if a man is emotionally attached to a rival woman, this undermines the closeness in the original relationship.

It improves 1) our emotional state; 2) our resilience and our acceptance of ourselves; 3) how we interpret situations or events, so that we see them as more manageable; 4) our motivation to overcome adversity and strive toward our goals; 5) the adaptiveness of our responses to specific situations, such as our coping strategies and our ability to learn from experience; 6) our relationships themselves in terms of closeness, trust, and feeling loved; 7) our physiological functioning, such as improved immune response; and 8) behaviors that comprise a healthier lifestyle, like better eating habits and self - care and less substance abuse.

The downside of course is that the more avoidant one partner is, the less emotional closeness the other partner feels, and so the merry - go - round of criticism and avoidance continues.

Emotional Intimacy Primer What is unique about intimate relationships, as compared with the other relationships in our lives, is that emotional connection and closeness are Emotional Intimacy Primer What is unique about intimate relationships, as compared with the other relationships in our lives, is that emotional connection and closeness are emotional connection and closeness are Read More

Attachment can be defined as an emotional bond between two people in which each seeks closeness and feels more secure when in the presence of the attachment figure.

As time went on, I initiated many hours» long discussions about our emotional closeness, requesting more vulnerability and spontaneity of verbal expression.

In her more than 20 years of practicing EFT, Leanne has been well - regarded for her ability to quickly develop strong therapeutic alliances with clients, and to use that secure base to explore, discover, and share their deeper emotional experiences in ways that shift them from distressing cycles of interaction to new levels of closeness and understanding.

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Decreased closeness in the parent — child relationship may thus accompany the cascade evolving from less emotional support from partner, making the lack of support and satisfaction even more detrimental in the late child - rearing years.

When you repeatedly observe your own patterns and your fluctuating needs for emotional closeness and emotional distance, you'll be in a better position to identify and make these patterns more fully conscious.

More important, boys are far more sensitive than girls to parenting practices such as spending time with a child, emotional closeness, and avoiding harsh disciplMore important, boys are far more sensitive than girls to parenting practices such as spending time with a child, emotional closeness, and avoiding harsh disciplmore sensitive than girls to parenting practices such as spending time with a child, emotional closeness, and avoiding harsh discipline.

Emotional closeness and physical intimacy do not always directly correlate and may have a more complex relationship.

It is worth noting that, as would be expected based on both the theoretical and empirical literature on gender and interpersonal relations, respondents were more likely to choose sisters than brothers as the siblings to whom they felt the most emotional closeness (OR = 2.23).

Based on inclusive fitness theory, full siblings are more likely to exhibit greater emotional closeness and be more in contact with each other compared to half - siblings.

Dear LA, You're right: this is really about any and all relationships where more authentic emotional closeness is desired.