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How to Complain Better and Strengthen Relationships
… Marital researcher John M. Gottman found that even in successful long-term relationships, 69 percent of conflicts remain unresolved due to fundamental differences in personality, lifestyle preferences or values. Rather than seeking a “fix,” strive for
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The Secret to Lasting Love Might Just Be Knowing How to Fight
If you love someone, learn how to fight with them. Counterintuitive though it may seem, that’s the advice of world-renowned relationship researchers and clinical psychologists Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman. “Conflict really has a
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The Loneliness Cure: How to Break the Cycle and Build Connections
A recent Gallup Poll showed that 1 in 5 American adults reports feeling lonely every single day. It’s something that former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called a “national epidemic of loneliness and isolation.”
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Try This One Way to Build Better Relationships, According to Science
As relationships evolve and mature, conversations between many couples devolve into discussions of checklists, tasks and events, but not the relationship itself, said Julie Gottman, a clinical psychologist. “They’re in danger of becoming a managerial relationship,”
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No, You Don’t Always Have to Confront Your Feelings Right Away
Let’s say you’ve gone through a breakup. You’re heartbroken, confused and angry. What do you do with all those feelings? That’s up to you. You have the power to “turn the intensity up or down
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Who Counts As a Significant Other?
Finding “the one” can seem like life’s ultimate goal—but should it be? This hour, TED speakers expand the definition of life partnership, whether it’s with a friend, a spouse, a pet, or no one at
