Sentences with phrase «through physical affection»

It has increased my resolve to connect through physical affection more often and more deeply.

Not exact matches

Not every couple demonstrates affection through physical touch.

(35) For Jodorowsky, the film drew upon his own childhood memories of the circus, and his «terrible» relationship with his mother, who allegedly tried to live through him and with whom he had little physical affection; characters with dominating or pseudo-incestual maternal relationships have figured into virtually all of his earlier films.

Through a series of interspersing flashbacks, we are shown that during their klutzy, formal courtship, Florence (Ronan) and Eddie (Howle) have avoided all but the most modest physical affection toward one another.

Give him warmth and affection through physical touch and petting.

Humans show each other affection through physical contact; we even physically touch strangers upon greeting with a handshake.

But if you are denied these basic comforts early in life, whether through a lack of physical affection or emotional bonding, you may develop intense fears of abandonment that can last well into adulthood — fears so powerful that they can actually cause you to push people away.

Some suggest that the absence of physical affection or the presence of physical abuse affects the child's physiological reactivity either through the emotional trauma or through a more direct insult to the brain, and that this acquired overreactivity mediates later aggressive tendencies (Dodge et al., 1990).

When you get caught up in the day - to - day routine, it's too easy to make it through a whole day (or more) without sharing that simple physical affection that keeps partners feeling close.

In four studies, we tested the prediction that the experience of affection (i.e., positive regard both toward or from the partner that can be expressed verbally or through physical closeness or touch) would explain the association between sex and well - being.

But affection doesn't have to be only physical; couples can still stay close and intimate through verbal and non-physical tenderness.

The prospective adoptive parents must have the: capacity to give and receive affection; ability to provide for a child's physical and emotional needs; ability to accept the intrinsic worth of a child; ability to risk and share the child's past; ability to understand the impact of the separation and loss that the child has experienced through adoption; capacity to have realistic expectations and goals; flexibility and ability to change; ability to cope with problems, stress and frustration; ability to make a commitment to a child placed in the home; and ability to use community resources.

Because romantic couples are supposed to show their affection for one another through physical intimacy.