27 Books like Eight Dates

The Total Money Makeover

by Dave Ramsey • 2007

Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.

4.22

98k+

💑 Relationship Skills 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

The Total Money Makeover 98%

Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.

by Dave Ramsey 2007

4.22

98k+ ratings

💑 Relationship Skills 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

No More Fighting

by Alicia Muñoz • 2018

Twenty minutes a week to transform conflict into connection, without ever picking a side.

3.76

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

No More Fighting 97%

Twenty minutes a week to transform conflict into connection, without ever picking a side.

by Alicia Muñoz 2018

3.76

94 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🕊️ Nonviolent Communication

I Want This to Work

by Elizabeth Earnshaw • 2021

Stop having the same fight: a therapist's framework for fixing what the arguments are really about.

4.15

2k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🗣️ Communication Skills

I Want This to Work 97%

Stop having the same fight: a therapist's framework for fixing what the arguments are really about.

by Elizabeth Earnshaw 2021

4.15

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔗 Attachment Theory 🗣️ Communication Skills

Communication in Marriage

by Marcus Kusi • 2015

Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.

3.86

268

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening

Communication in Marriage 97%

Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.

by Marcus Kusi 2015

3.86

268 ratings

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening

The Relationship Cure

by John M. Gottman • 2001

Relationships hinge on tiny bids for connection most people miss. The method for recognizing them.

4.05

4k+

🗣️ Couples Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 🫂 Emotional Attunement

The Relationship Cure 97%

Relationships hinge on tiny bids for connection most people miss. The method for recognizing them.

by John M. Gottman 2001

4.05

4k+ ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 🫂 Emotional Attunement

13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do

by Amy Morin • 2023

Playing the martyr, keeping secrets: the mental habits that erode trust and what to do instead.

3.91

320

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔧 Relationship Repair 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do Summary

13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do 97%

Playing the martyr, keeping secrets: the mental habits that erode trust and what to do instead.

by Amy Morin 2023

3.91

320 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🔧 Relationship Repair 🚧 Emotional Boundaries

Second Chance at a Great Relationship

by Dr. Dean Dorman • 2012

A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.

🛠️ Relationship Repair 🩺 Marriage Counseling 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

Second Chance at a Great Relationship Summary

Second Chance at a Great Relationship 97%

A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.

by Dr. Dean Dorman 2012

🛠️ Relationship Repair 🩺 Marriage Counseling 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage

by John M. Gottman • 2006

Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.

4.15

1k+

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary

Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 97%

Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.

by John M. Gottman 2006

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Radical Acceptance

by Andrea Miller • 2017

Stop fixing him, start accepting him. The binary choice that ends relationship doubt for good.

3.66

166

🔧 Relationship Skills 🤝 Partner Acceptance 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Radical Acceptance 97%

Stop fixing him, start accepting him. The binary choice that ends relationship doubt for good.

by Andrea Miller 2017

3.66

166 ratings

🔧 Relationship Skills 🤝 Partner Acceptance 🧘 Emotional Regulation

A Scientific Guide to Successful Relationships

by Emily Nagoski • 2012

Your body's unspent stress is quietly destroying your relationship. Here is the off switch.

4.25

159

🫂 Romantic Partnerships 🗣️ Couples Communication 🧠 Emotional Regulation

A Scientific Guide to Successful Relationships Summary

A Scientific Guide to Successful Relationships 97%

Your body's unspent stress is quietly destroying your relationship. Here is the off switch.

by Emily Nagoski 2012

4.25

159 ratings

🫂 Romantic Partnerships 🗣️ Couples Communication 🧠 Emotional Regulation

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages

by Gary Chapman • 2008

Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.

4.31

5k+

🧠 Relational Psychology 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Couples Communication

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages Summary

The Heart of the 5 Love Languages 97%

Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.

by Gary Chapman 2008

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧠 Relational Psychology 💍 Marriage Advice 🗣️ Couples Communication

The Science of Trust

by John M. Gottman • 2011

Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.

4.10

1k+

🔬 Relationship Science 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🎲 Game Theory

The Science of Trust 97%

Game theory measures trust as a number. The calculation starts with who benefits when you lose.

by John M. Gottman 2011

4.10

1k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 🛋️ Couples Therapy 🎲 Game Theory

Couple Skills

by Matthew McKay • 1994

Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.

3.93

352

💑 Couples Therapy 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Couple Skills 97%

Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.

by Matthew McKay 1994

3.93

352 ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🗣️ Communication Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Seven Levels of Intimacy

by Matthew Kelly • 2009

From clichés to legitimate needs: seven stages of intimacy that common interests alone can't build.

4.12

2k+

🫂 Emotional Intimacy 💬 Couples Communication 🫶 Couples Therapy

The Seven Levels of Intimacy 97%

From clichés to legitimate needs: seven stages of intimacy that common interests alone can't build.

by Matthew Kelly 2009

4.12

2k+ ratings

🫂 Emotional Intimacy 💬 Couples Communication 🫶 Couples Therapy

'Til Stress Do Us Part

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

4.12

226

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution

'Til Stress Do Us Part 97%

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024

4.12

226 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Making Marriage Simple

by Harville Hendrix • 2011

Romantic attraction is a childhood wound in disguise, and conflict is the repair kit.

3.66

759

💑 Couples Therapy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🧲 Unconscious Attraction

Making Marriage Simple 97%

Romantic attraction is a childhood wound in disguise, and conflict is the repair kit.

by Harville Hendrix 2011

3.66

759 ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧒 Inner Child Work 🧲 Unconscious Attraction

The Love Prescription

by John M. Gottman • 2022

Seven days of micro-actions for a closer relationship, from the research that predicts divorce.

4.45

6k+

💬 Couples Communication 💞 Sustaining Connection 💓 Emotional Connection

The Love Prescription 97%

Seven days of micro-actions for a closer relationship, from the research that predicts divorce.

by John M. Gottman 2022

4.45

6k+ ratings

💬 Couples Communication 💞 Sustaining Connection 💓 Emotional Connection

Your Brain on Love

by Stan Tatkin • 2013

Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.

4.33

1k+

💑 Couples Therapy 🧬 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Your Brain on Love 96%

Why your brain sees your partner as a threat, and the practices that turn conflict into connection.

by Stan Tatkin 2013

4.33

1k+ ratings

💑 Couples Therapy 🧬 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Feeling Good Together

by David D. Burns • 2008

You're secretly causing the fights you hate. The exact communication fixes that break the cycle.

4.19

1k+

🔥 Conflict Resolution 💬 Communication Skills 💑 Couples Therapy

Feeling Good Together 96%

You're secretly causing the fights you hate. The exact communication fixes that break the cycle.

by David D. Burns 2008

4.19

1k+ ratings

🔥 Conflict Resolution 💬 Communication Skills 💑 Couples Therapy

The New Rules of Marriage

by Terrence Real • 2007

Marriage expects more today, but nobody handed you the rule book. This is it.

4.17

1k+

💑 Married Couples 🧩 Relationship Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The New Rules of Marriage 96%

Marriage expects more today, but nobody handed you the rule book. This is it.

by Terrence Real 2007

4.17

1k+ ratings

💑 Married Couples 🧩 Relationship Skills 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Man's Guide to Women

by John M. Gottman • 2016

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

4.19

3k+

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy

The Man's Guide to Women 96%

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

by John M. Gottman 2016

4.19

3k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts

by Les Parrott III • 1995

Most marriage problems are predictable. Seven questions that surface them before the wedding.

4.07

4k+

💍 Premarital Counseling ⛪ Christian Marriage 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Summary

Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts 96%

Most marriage problems are predictable. Seven questions that surface them before the wedding.

by Les Parrott III 1995

4.07

4k+ ratings

💍 Premarital Counseling ⛪ Christian Marriage 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman

by Brainy Book Reviews • 2013

Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.

4.25

115

🩺 Marriage Counseling 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Repair

The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary

The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman 96%

Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.

by Brainy Book Reviews 2013

4.25

115 ratings

🩺 Marriage Counseling 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Repair

Conscious Loving

by Gay Hendricks • 1990

Most couples don't break under conflict. They break when things get too good.

4.32

2k+

🫂 Couples Therapy 🩹 Relationship Healing ⚠️ Self-Sabotage

Conscious Loving 96%

Most couples don't break under conflict. They break when things get too good.

by Gay Hendricks 1990

4.32

2k+ ratings

🫂 Couples Therapy 🩹 Relationship Healing ⚠️ Self-Sabotage

The 80/80 Marriage

by Nate Klemp • 2021

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

3.90

3k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor

The 80/80 Marriage 96%

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

by Nate Klemp 2021

3.90

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

by Gary Chapman • 2010

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

4.01

10k+

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Summary

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married 96%

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

by Gary Chapman 2010

4.01

10k+ ratings

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs

Wired for Love

by Stan Tatkin • 2012

The neuroscience of secure relationships: how to become your partner's safest person.

4.09

7k+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧩 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology

Wired for Love 96%

The neuroscience of secure relationships: how to become your partner's safest person.

by Stan Tatkin 2012

4.09

7k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 🧩 Attachment Theory 🧠 Interpersonal Neurobiology

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