trust

The Digital Age: Long-Distance Relationships

Dr. Ellie Wilde

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

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.

Desire in a Long-Term Relationship

Dr. Ellie Wilde

You can build long-term happiness and stability in your relationship with the proper tools.

Make Life Dreams Come True: Trusting Each Other

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Building trust, and feeling your partner begin to trust you, will bring you to a place in which this kind of connection is possible.

Building Trust In Stressful Times

Dr. Ellie Wilde

If you establish positive rapport, you and your partner can make leaps and bounds towards the establishment of trust.

An Introduction to Emotional Bids and Trust

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Turning toward your partner's bids for emotional connection builds trust in your relationship.

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.

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.

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.

The Zeigarnik Effect

Dr. Ellie Wilde

This theory discovered an enormous capacity to destroy human relationships.

‘Sliding Door’ Moments

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Sliding door moments are the seemingly inconsequential everyday moments that make or break the most important relationships in our lives.

Exclusive Interview With John Gottman

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Attunement is the desire and the ability to understand and respect your partner’s inner world.

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