Think Positive Thoughts

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Think positive thoughts
When your partner points something out or offers a gesture of affection, they're making a bid for emotional connection.

Turning towards these bids, even in tiny ways, helps to foster closeness in your relationship.

However, the research shows that thinking negative thoughts about your partner can get in the way of recognizing and responding to their bids, which can create emotional distance over time.

If you think positive thoughts about your partner, even when you're apart, you'll recognize and respond to more of their bids when you're together.

This will build a solid foundation of trust and commitment in your marriage.

Free relationship app
We just released Gottman Card Decks, a free relationship app. Click here to download. 

Additional reading

• Turning Against Bids: The Ultimate Relationship Killer
• An Introduction to Emotional Bids and Trust
• How to Be Kind When You're Upset With Your Partner