For the most part, other people are abstractions to whom Don pitches ideas about connection, home and affection with wry intelligence and elegance.
Despite the differences of power and money, there's a long family connection, and some affection, between Robert and Jimmy.
Lisa: I was looking for more of an emotional connection and he needed more affection.
Infatuation and passion have even shorter life spans, and must evolve into "companionate love, composed more of deep affection, connection and liking," according to Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
Although, at the same time it detracts from a certain element of affection, connection, and in consequence, respect for the other person as a human being with their own three-dimensional story, fears, and fantasies.
Yes, the cost of Christmas may be stupendous (particularly once families become "blended" by remarriage and new partnerships), visiting duties might seem onerous at times, and triple doses of advice deeply annoying, but potentially this is also about the best of the ties that bind – the solidarity and affection, the connections and the mutual need.
He or she wants more time or more interesting touch to get aroused or more cuddling and affection or a soulful connection.
We are vessels for the exchange of affection, energy, connection and intimacy.
In the shadow of my independent, commitment-aversive self, was the side of me that craved connection, affection, and (let's be honest) regular sex.
