Connection
by Margaret Leigh · updated 1mo ago
Connection
by Margaret Leigh · updated 1mo ago
If you’re not in the habit of developing relationships that foster intimacy and reciprocal care, who will you turn to on a hard day when you just want a hug and to be listened to while you cry it out?
Margaret Leigh added 1mo ago
A strong commitment in friendship consists of all the intangible and tangible ways that we are when we say “I’ll be there for you” or “I’ve got your back.”
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On anxiety or curiosity as responses to a partner's 'other'-ness
I mean, faced with the unknown of our partners, we can either be anxious — and this is true with the unknown of life. We can be anxious, we can want to close the gap, we can want to seek the familiar in that space, or we can leave that space open and respond
to it with curiosity. And
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Chemistry is when you and the other person have mutual enthusiasm for each other.
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have identified a number of ingredients that are core to the creation and continuation of quality friendships. I call them the Seeds of Connection: proximity, frequency, compatibility and commitment.
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Friendships provide a safe place to be vulnerable, uncomfortable, ask “stupid questions,” and genuinely contribute to each other’s development, empathy, and understanding.
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