Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships
In order to get to a healthier and more productive place, we need to give up our fear of conflict, turmoil and resistance. - John M. Gottman
In order to get to a healthier and more productive place, we need to give up our fear of conflict, turmoil and resistance.
- John M. Gottman
We move in response to our conversation partner’s face, and our brain also fires as we move those muscles and stirs the passions. Paralyzing the face… - John M. Gottman
We move in response to our conversation partner’s face, and our brain also fires as we move those muscles and stirs the passions. Paralyzing the face…
Thus, the critical dimension in understanding whether a marriage will work or not, becomes the extent to which the male can accept the influence of t… - John M. Gottman
Thus, the critical dimension in understanding whether a marriage will work or not, becomes the extent to which the male can accept the influence of t…
When a couple gets to the last stage, one or both partners may have an affair. But an affair is usually a symptom of a dying marriage, not the cause.… - John M. Gottman
When a couple gets to the last stage, one or both partners may have an affair. But an affair is usually a symptom of a dying marriage, not the cause.…
I liken an affair to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase. You can glue it back together, but it will never be the same again. - John M. Gottman
I liken an affair to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase. You can glue it back together, but it will never be the same again.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse predict an ailing marriage: Criticism, Defensiveness, Stonewalling and Contempt. The worst of these is contempt. - John M. Gottman
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse predict an ailing marriage: Criticism, Defensiveness, Stonewalling and Contempt. The worst of these is contempt.
Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio appr… - John M. Gottman
Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio appr…
Bid for connection: Each of our daily interactions with another person. - John M. Gottman
Bid for connection: Each of our daily interactions with another person.
In a good relationship, people get angry, but in a very different way. The Marriage Masters see a problem a bit like a soccer ball. They kick it arou… - John M. Gottman
In a good relationship, people get angry, but in a very different way. The Marriage Masters see a problem a bit like a soccer ball. They kick it arou…
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