Our relationships are stronger when we perceive that are…
Page 231. Our relationships are stronger when we perceive that are partners are responsive to us. Perceived partner responsiveness includes 1. Understanding, 2. Validation, and 3. Caring
— from Friends, Community & Society (Relationships/Community/Society)
In the book
The third is self-disclosure — closeness grows through a kind of dance, where one person reveals a little, the other reciprocates, the first reveals a little more, and step by step you move from small talk to the things that actually matter. And underneath all of it is the thing people most need to feel from you, what researchers call responsiveness: that you understand them, that you validate what they feel, and that you truly care. Get those three right and almost everything else follows. — Friends, Community & Society (Relationships/Community/Society)