Coaching practices for Greeting Rituals Couples Therapy

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• We pass each other like roommates these days, connection only happening if it randomly happens, and there’s no reliable little moment that’s just ours
• We leave and come home with barely a glance
• We pass each other the day’s logistics and a goodnight, but there’s no moment that’s just ours anymore
• When things get stressful and busy, the warmth in my relationship is the first casualty because I have no energy left to be deliberate about it
• When my partner and I do sit down to talk, we go straight to the problems and grievances

Practices that may help

1. Build rituals of connection and shared meaning
   Create repeatable rituals that signal the relationship is a priority.
   The 5-to-1 Positivity Ratio in Relationships
2. Ritualize hellos and goodbyes
   Make greetings and departures a deliberate, warm full-stop rather than background noise.
   Secure-Functioning Relationships
3. Create and protect rituals of connection
   Build small, consistent ceremonies that mark transitions and signal "we matter."
   The Shared Meaning System
4. Build small positive rituals that generate surplus passively
   Recurring small rituals deposit into the positive account without requiring sustained conscious effort.
   The Magic Relationship Ratio: Gottman's 5-to-1 Principle
5. Open with appreciation before anything else
   Start by naming one genuine thing your partner did this week that you valued.
   The Relationship Check-In: A Structured Practice for Staying Connected
6. Make bids for shared enjoyment, not just support
   Invite your partner to enjoy something together — playfulness and delight are also bids.
   Turning Toward: The Daily Practice That Builds Relationship Resilience
7. Build shared rituals that update your map
   Create recurring moments designed to share inner worlds, not just coordinate schedules.
   Love Maps: Knowing Your Partner's Inner World
8. End every check-in with a connecting moment
   Close the conversation with something that anchors you in the relationship, not the problems.
   The Relationship Check-In: A Structured Practice for Staying Connected
9. Create meaningful grief rituals
   Establish regular practices that honour the person and mark the ongoing relationship.
   Continuing Bonds in Grief, Made Practical
10. Turning Toward: The Daily Practice That Builds Relationship Resilience
    In Gottman’s research, "turning toward" means responding to a partner’s bids for connection — small, everyday attempts to engage — rather than ignoring or rebuffing them. Couples who turned toward each other reliably in mundane moments showed significantly better relationship outcomes over six-year follow-up periods in Gottman’s longitudinal observational studies. The evidence is observational and correlational, not causal.

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