The dismissive partners tend to drive their mate toward attachment anxiety, by failing to respond well or at all to reasonable messages that are requesting reassurance. This dismissive behavior tends to mold even the most secure partner to gradually change toward more anxious and insecure. If the dismissive partner recognizes the problem and takes some responsibility for trying to respond positively even when he doesn't really feel like it, this can gradually change the dismissive partner and better the relationship.
On the other hand, if the dismissive partner seems to purposively not communicate, as a form of the mental game, then talking openly and eventually ending the relationship is something that should be considered. If time goes by and you see that communication is not the right tool to remedy the relationship, the self-confident partner would know that someone better can be found and would not be too afraid to give up on the bad and negative relationship.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.