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Repair Attempts: Restoring Connection During Conflict

Repair Attempts: Restoring Connection During Conflict

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Repair Attempts: Restoring Connection During Conflict

1. Problem: Gottman found happy relationships differ in repair ability, not conflict frequency. Repair attempts are micro-actions during conflict to restore connection.

2. Core: Types—verbal ("I said that too harshly"), physical (gentle touch), emotional (warm smile), humorous (inside joke), structural ("can we pause five minutes?").

3. Practice: Create a "repair toolkit" both know and agree on. Practice "receiving repair"—actively accepting rather than rejecting.

4. Summary: Repair attempts are among the gentlest and most powerful relationship behaviors, reminding us that connection can still be chosen amid anger and hurt.

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2. Core: Types—verbal ("I said that too harshly"), physical (gentle touch), emotional (warm smile), humorous (inside joke), structural ("can we pause five minutes?").

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