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Bids for Attention – What went wrong?
John Gottman, the world renowned researcher of marriage often uses this term, “Bids for Attention”. They are the moments when you reach to your partner and express a need. Maybe it’s a simple need for eye contact or a hug or an ear to listen – but we all do this. Even when we are not consciously aware that we have needs; our behavior might prove otherwise. According to Gottman, in the beginning of a relationship, couples are doing this (hopefully) with high frequency. They a