The world-renowned relationship researchers and New York Times bestselling authors share advice for making every day feel like it’s Valentine’s Day. For the full hour, we talk with esteemed ...

Every relationship faces challenges, but some communication patterns are far more destructive than others. Decades of groundbreaking research by Dr. John Gottman, a leading expert on marital stability ...

Perhaps the name “Gottman” rings a bell. Maybe you caught wind of the now viral bird test on TikTok, or made your way through The Love Prescription: Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy ...

Everyone messes up. Any relationship involves two imperfect communicators capable of hurt feelings, frustration, or loneliness. Given this, expecting communication and harmony to be “par for the ...

My most memorable professor in graduate school was John Gottman. Then in his early career, he was already doing outstanding work as a teacher and researcher. Over the years, he has created a large ...

In the 1980s, psychologist John Gottman became a leading research authority in couples therapy. Gottman’s approach was somewhat controversial at the time. By observing couples in real time, Gottman ...

All of which sounds sensible enough, but as someone coming up on 15 years of marriage, I’ve always found this advice to be essentially useless. Despite the careful phrasing, the underlying tone of ...