Psychologists John and Julie Gottman outline four communication patterns which can have a catastrophic impact on your ...

This framework for identifying unhealthy relationship behaviors stems from the Gottmans’ famous “Love Lab” research.

This one is an example of contempt, which the relationship experts over at the Gottman Institute dub one of the four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse. (In other words, it’s a guaranteed ...

If you want to know whether your marriage is heading for Splitsville, don’t check your partner’s phone — check their face. A one-sided mouth raise — that subtle smirk of superiority — might just be ...

How can we keep contempt out of our disagreements? And why should we? Arthur talks to John Gottman, who has spent most of his career as a social psychologist studying contempt within relationships. He ...

All couples fight, it's a given. But when relationship stress mixes with work stress, financial angst, and family flare-ups, little squabbles can morph into damaging arguments. As a couples counselor, ...

Protecting our most important relationships is something that is important to each of us. Marriage is one of the relationships that is the most essential to protect. Unfortunately, it is also one of ...

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