Not exact matches
In And Baby Makes Three, Love Labâ «cents experts John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain
healthy marriages, so partners can
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Because many couples struggle with
healthy communication
in marriage, especially about important issues, it's common for couples to
avoid their big, difficult topics.
Using the information derived from these sessions, Gottman concludes here that a lasting relationship results from a couple's ability to resolve conflicts through any of the three styles of problem - solving that are found
in healthy marriages — validating, conflict -
avoiding, and volatile.
In order to
avoid repeating our parents»
marriage mistakes, we need to seek out
healthy marriage role models or mentors who have weathered the bad times and are willing to offer us guidance on how to navigate the difficulties of married life.
Since few couples can completely
avoid criticizing each other now and then, the first horseman often takes up long - term residence even
in relatively
healthy marriages.