How to Recognize Your Partner’s ‘Bids for Connection’ and Maybe Save Your Relationship

Connection is key is every relationship. The Gottman approach takes a science and research-based approach to relationship counseling. According to The Gottman Institute, the phrase “bids for connection” was coined by John and Julie Gottman. Bids are requests to connect and can be communicated verbally, physically, or sexually. In his research, John Gottman found that the most successful couples he studied were the ones who were more attentive to each other and he refers to “bids” as “the fundamental unit of emotional communication.” To learn more read article by Brianne Hogan, How to Recognize Your Partner’s ‘Bids for Connection’ and Maybe Save Your Relationship.

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