<p><span>In this article you will learn the following</span><br></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-21 signs of emotional-connection, emotional-intimacy and emotional-bonding</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-55 Tips Building Emotional Bonding Connection and Intimacy </b><b data-redactor-tag="b">- how to discover the joys of an deep emotional connection in your relationships </b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-10 Tips to build team-bonding at work place</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">-6 Tips How to restore emotional intimacy when trust has been broken</b></p><p>Building emotion connections and bonding </p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">All of us need</b> social, personal, professional, familial, emotional and spiritual <b data-redactor-tag="b">connections and bonding</b> - <b data-redactor-tag="b">for a fulfilling life as well as for our well-being.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">People do exceptionally well in the area where they have excellent bonding and relationships</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Having close bonding in every area is rare BUT not impossible</b> to have ONLY it requires understanding of what you need to do to nurture, maintain and retain - deep emotional connect <b data-redactor-tag="b">and THEN take actions consciously as well as unconsciously.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">All of us who have very satisfactory quality of relationships - are relatively happier, less-stressed, contended, fun-filled and productive life. </b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">And if someone does not have close, trusting and supporting relationships</b> - his/her well-being will be impacted negatively - <b data-redactor-tag="b">he/she might have high levels of stress, suffer from loneliness, get into depression and may develop psychological disorders etc</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">When emotional-connect, emotional-intimacy and deep-bonding happens</b> - both the people feel safe and secure with each other.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">The term emotional-intimacy is by no means has to be sexual and romantic in nature</b> - you can be emotionally-intimate with - your friends, your sweetheart, your siblings, your parents, your mentor and your trusted colleagues.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">You can't have a very vibrant and fulfilling relationship of any type without emotional-intimacy. </b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Many of us have built emotional and mental barriers that make it difficult to build emotional connections</b> - trauma, psychological disorders, how you were raised or past hurt can be the cause.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">If you feel unsafe with someone, or are scared of being yourself with unheard, unacknowledged, or misunderstood or get blamed and accused for anything and everything</b> - you have to accept that you are in a toxic and unhealthy relationship - <b data-redactor-tag="b">from which you must part ASAP</b>.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">On the other hand - sharing your emotional-pain either to get pity or cause guilt in other person</b> - can never lead to emotional bonding or connect.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">Emotional closeness, bonding and connect can happen through two way exchange only.</b></p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">In a toxic, unhealthy and negative work or home environment</b> - bonding does not happen.</p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">In the professional situations -team camaraderie can help improve</b> team dynamics, creates psychological safety among the employees, fosters a sense of belonging and also reduce workplace conflicts. </p><p><b data-redactor-tag="b">21 signs of emotional-connection, emotional-intimacy and emotional-bonding - emotional connection happens when two people - have reached a level of relationship where</b></p> <ul><li>1.Empathy to understand the pain, the joy, the need - becomes exceptionally great through open communications </li> <li>2.Sharing and helping each other in the time of need </li> <li>3.Learning and understanding each other </li> <li>4.Accepting this person as she/he is </li> <li>5.No judgement and no unrealistic expectation </li> <li>6.Resolving conflict and disagreements as soon as they appears </li> <li>7.Developing genuine compassion </li> <li>8.Being vulnerable without inhibition or concern </li> <li>9.Being free in expressing whatever you feel without any fear </li> <li>10.Complete trust and faith </li> <li>11.Acceptance of each other without any reservation </li> <li>12.Having clear emotional boundaries that both know and respect</li> <li>13.Assertiveness among each other</li> <li>14.Growth of each person</li> <li>15.Freedom to pursue what as an individual loves to do</li> <li>16.Understand your partner's unique humor</li> <li>17.There are no communication breaks communication happens even if there is serious conflict or disagreement and as a result relationship gets stronger</li> <li>18.You value each other's opinion </li> <li>19.You fight the world for each other </li> <li>20.You bring out the best in each other </li> <li>21.Your fights fair and constructive</li></ul> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">55 Tips Building Emotional Bonding Connection and Intimacy - how to discover the joys of an deep emotional connection in your relationships </b></p> <ul><li>1.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Building emotional does not have any fixed formula - each one of us have our own way of comfort and speed and process </b>- still the following can be universally applied to create better bonding.</li> <li>2.Observe and learn about this person</li> <li>3.Understand what this person needs and wants from life and you - through asking deep meaningful questions and listening to clarify</li> <li>4.Identify all reasons why you like this person</li> <li>5.Be available - emotionally as well as physically</li> <li>6.Express what you feel about this person</li> <li>7.Open up yourself by sharing your own wants and needs from this person</li> <li>8.Show acceptance and affection</li> <li>9.Overcome the obstacles together<br> Offer to help - when this person is in trouble</li> <li>10.Find common ground -create a common goal</li> <li>11.Do something nice - do something adventurous</li> <li>12.Work on being an engaged listener</li> <li>13.Work on developing higher social and emotional intelligence</li> <li>14.Learn to deal with your uncomfortable and difficult feelings</li> <li>15.Learn to communicate and express what you are feeling using i sentences</li> <li>16.Stop depending on one person for all your emotional needs - have different connections in every sphere of life</li> <li>17.Start noticing acknowledging and appreciating sincerely - every day</li> <li>18.Break your routine with this person - create surprises</li> <li>19.Share intimate memories</li> <li>20.Use appropriate physical touch like cuddling, holding hands</li> <li>21.Celebrate each other's successes and accomplishments - be genuinely happy about these</li> <li>22.Learn to communicate openly and honestly - keep it transparent</li> <li>23.Take genuine interest in this person's life and persona</li> <li>24.Show empathy, care and respect - by appropriate gestures, words, non-verbal language etc.</li> <li>25.Make yourself a safe-place - for this person</li> <li>26.Be available in a new or different way</li> <li>27.Make yourself better - make self-care a priority</li> <li>28.Work on building your self-respect, self-proud, self-worth and self-confidence as well as self-respect</li> <li>29.Practice assertiveness</li> <li>30.Make it playful interactions - time to time</li> <li>31.Have meaningful discussions - reveal about yourself and ask open ended questions to understand this person's</li> <li>32.Give this person importance and show you care</li> <li>33.Create bonding rituals - having morning coffee together or after-work gym session</li> <li>34.Connection rituals are less about the actions, and more about what they represent to you to show this person that you are prioritizing your special time with this person</li> <li>35.Stop trying to change or fix this person</li> <li>36.Stop playing victim</li> <li>37.Learn to get a fresh perspective</li> <li>38.Make your partner feel wanted do things together</li> <li>39.Learn to ask uncomfortable questions - when something negative happens</li> <li>40.Try and gradually start sharing deeper emotions with your partner</li> <li>41.Make thoughtful gestures – do meaningful activities together </li> <li>42.Commit to spending quality time together</li> <li>43.Set aside some time every day to reconnect with each other</li> <li>44.Try new things together</li> <li>45.Keep your quality time fun and interesting</li> <li>46.Get to know each other as well as you can to build your bond</li> <li>47.Tell your partner if there's something you need</li> <li>48.Let them know you have each other's backs - that you are there for them</li> <li>49.It's okay to disagree - but it's important to work through them effectively</li> <li>50.Maintain your own hobbies and interests.</li> <li>51.Understand and experiment leaving your comfort zone</li> <li>52.Become vulnerable among trusted people</li> <li>53.Create your sanctum a safe space</li> <li>54.Learn to manaage your stress, anger, frustrations, irritations etc.</li> <li>55.Don't rush the process</li> <li><b data-redactor-tag="b">56.</b><b data-redactor-tag="b">10 Tips to build team-bonding at work place </b>Activities to encourage team bonding <b data-redactor-tag="b">- these are to trigger ideas although you can use them as they work well if done correctly </b></li> <li>I.<b data-redactor-tag="b">Prioritize a feedback culture to learn, grow, and build trust</b> - without <i data-redactor-tag="i">feedback</i>, employees are bound to be actively disengaged — and without engagement, you can't create team bonds -as the channels of communication gets blocked.</li> <li>II.Happy hour - not about drinking - but a time when employees choose to do something together what they enjoy - like painting, sculpturing or any other hands-on activity</li> <li>III.Coffee chats - of a focused group like innovation-team</li> <li>IV.Book & movie club - where people connect over a shared interest</li> <li>V.Outbound or outdoor team building event</li> <li>VI.Significant milestone celebration</li> <li>VII.Volunteering for a great cause - to do real meaningful value addition <br> appreciation club</li> <li>VIII.Cooking pot-luck</li> <li>IX.Barbeque night - where employees do everything - cost by the organization</li> <li>X.Celebration dinner</li></ul> <p><b data-redactor-tag="b">6 Tips How to restore Emotional-intimacy when the trust has been broken- although relationship may not be same and there is no guarantee that trust will really get restored</b><br></p> <ul><li>1.Take accountability of the mistake you made or role you played in breaking the trust - let it be painful initially when you start accepting your mistakes</li> <li>2.Apologize sincerely - if possible create some atonement</li> <li>3.Give it time to get the trust rebuild -be patient</li> <li>4.Accept that the relationship will never be the earlier one - it will be different and can even be better</li> <li>5.Identify your problematic behaviors - work on eliminating or controlling them</li> <li>6.Respect their wishes - if they're not comfortable trusting you, you have to let them go - after you have tried your best</li></ul><div><br></div><p>#emotionalconnect, #emotionalintimacy, #emotionalbonding, #howtocreateteambondingatwork, #howtorestoreemotionalintimacywhentrustisbroken, #signtoknowifyouhaveemotionalintimacy, #signsofemotionalconnection, #buildingexcellentbondinginrelationships, #intimaterelationship</p>