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communication

The Digital Age: Long-Distance Relationships

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Using virtual communication to connect with a partner long-distance confers unexpected benefits

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10 Tips to Prevent Conflicts Online: A Guide for the Digital Age

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Getting into warfare over text or social media is a losing fight.

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The Digital Age: What’s Beneath the Conflict?

Dr. Ellie Wilde

In our last post on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we introduced the topic of Conflict in Cyberspace. Today, we would like to explore the subject in greater depth.

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Homework Assignment: Bids in the Digital Age

Dr. Ellie Wilde

The gadgets that we use to communicate with one another are conduits for sending and receiving bids for emotional connection.

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The Workplace: The Emotional Communication Game

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Apply your understanding from this exercise the next time you're at work.

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Expressing Compassion and Empathy

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Intimate conversation requires you to lean into your partner's pain before you offer advice or try to help.

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Following Up With Statements That Deepen Connection

Dr. Ellie Wilde

When you can reflect what your partner is sharing, you encourage them to open up more and intimacy follows.

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Put Feelings Into Words and Ask Open-Ended Questions

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Enjoy more intimate conversations by learning to label your emotions and asking questions that beg for a detailed response.

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Intimate Conversations and Collective Monologue

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Stop having superficial conversations where you're talking but not communicating.

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Building Bridges

Dr. Ellie Wilde

If partners build habits of turning towards each other in simple everyday moments, they build bridges of affection, fondness, and admiration.

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