Relationships
Relationship Checklist
When I am lucky enough to meet with people before they marry or enter into another kind of committed relationship, I encourage them to think about ten topics, and to revisit those topics repeatedly in Read more…
Relationships
What is “Love?”
Philosophers and poets have struggled with this question for thousands of years. Psychologists recently started examining the same question, but with limited success. The first thing we should acknowledge is that all emotions, including “love,” Read more…
Relationships
Antidotes to the Four Factors Predicting Relationship Disaster
In a previous article, I talked about the four bad communication habits that have been shown to reliably predict the end of a relationship. Referred to as the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” by researcher Read more…
Relationships
Predicting Success or Failure in Relationships
Dubbed “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” by relationship expert John Gottman, Ph.D., these four communication habits can reliably predict the end of a relationship. Note that while Gottman’s research focuses on marriage, I believe Read more…