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'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
'Til Stress Do Us Part Summary
'Til Stress Do Us Part 93%
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024
4.12
226 ratings
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love
by Nancy Dreyfus • 1994
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
3.80
797
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love Summary
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love 92%
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
by Nancy Dreyfus 1994
3.80
797 ratings
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2014
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
4.30
720
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy Summary
10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy 92%
Three minutes of conflict predict a couple's future. The clinical playbook for changing the outcome.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2014
4.30
720 ratings
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+
The 80/80 Marriage Summary
The 80/80 Marriage 92%
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
by Nate Klemp 2021
3.90
3k+ ratings
Married Roommates
by Talia Wagner • 2019
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
4.1
126
Married Roommates Summary
Married Roommates 92%
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
by Talia Wagner 2019
4.1
126 ratings
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+
Feeling Good Together Summary
Feeling Good Together 92%
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
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman • 1990
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
4.28
484k+
The 5 Love Languages Summary
The 5 Love Languages 92%
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
by Gary Chapman 1990
4.28
484k+ ratings
Couple Skills
by Matthew McKay • 1994
Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.
3.93
352
Couple Skills Summary
Couple Skills 92%
Skills, not soulmates: the listening, asking, and cooling-down tools that make a relationship work.
by Matthew McKay 1994
3.93
352 ratings
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman • 1999
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
4.26
36k+
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Summary
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 92%
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
by John M. Gottman 1999
4.26
36k+ ratings
Anatomy of an Affair
by Dave Carder • 2008
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
3.93
275
Anatomy of an Affair Summary
Anatomy of an Affair 91%
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
by Dave Carder 2008
3.93
275 ratings
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
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman 91%
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
Making Marriage Simple
by Harville Hendrix • 2011
Romantic attraction is a childhood wound in disguise, and conflict is the repair kit.
3.66
759
Making Marriage Simple Summary
Making Marriage Simple 91%
Romantic attraction is a childhood wound in disguise, and conflict is the repair kit.
by Harville Hendrix 2011
3.66
759 ratings
Love Is Never Enough
by Aaron T. Beck • 1988
Love alone can't save marriage. The thinking traps that poison couples and how to neutralize them.
4.03
782
Love Is Never Enough Summary
Love Is Never Enough 91%
Love alone can't save marriage. The thinking traps that poison couples and how to neutralize them.
by Aaron T. Beck 1988
4.03
782 ratings
His Needs, Her Needs
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1986
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
4.11
23k+
His Needs, Her Needs Summary
His Needs, Her Needs 91%
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1986
4.11
23k+ ratings
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.
Second Chance at a Great Relationship Summary
Second Chance at a Great Relationship 91%
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
by Dr. Dean Dorman 2012
Communication in Marriage
by Marcus Kusi • 2015
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
3.86
268
Communication in Marriage Summary
Communication in Marriage 91%
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
by Marcus Kusi 2015
3.86
268 ratings
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition
by Gary Chapman • 2013
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
4.33
2k+
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 91%
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
by Gary Chapman 2013
4.33
2k+ ratings
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+
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages Summary
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages 91%
Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.
by Gary Chapman 2008
4.31
5k+ ratings
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
13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do Summary
13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don't Do 91%
Playing the martyr, keeping secrets: the mental habits that erode trust and what to do instead.
by Amy Morin 2023
3.91
320 ratings
How to Stay in Love
by James J. Sexton • 2018
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
4.21
4k+
How to Stay in Love Summary
How to Stay in Love 91%
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
by James J. Sexton 2018
4.21
4k+ ratings
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors
by Les Parrott III • 2006
Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.
3.64
11
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors Summary
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors 91%
Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.
by Les Parrott III 2006
3.64
11 ratings
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It
by Patricia Love • 2007
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
3.94
2k+
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 91%
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
by Patricia Love 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages for Men
by Gary Chapman • 2004
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
4.26
4k+
The 5 Love Languages for Men Summary
The 5 Love Languages for Men 91%
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
by Gary Chapman 2004
4.26
4k+ ratings
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+
The New Rules of Marriage Summary
The New Rules of Marriage 91%
Marriage expects more today, but nobody handed you the rule book. This is it.
by Terrence Real 2007
4.17
1k+ ratings
Fight Right
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2024
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
4.52
6k+
Fight Right Summary
Fight Right 91%
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2024
4.52
6k+ ratings
Relationship Rescue
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2000
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
3.65
1k+
Relationship Rescue Summary
Relationship Rescue 91%
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2000
3.65
1k+ ratings
Private Lies
by Frank Pittman • 1989
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
4.01
76
Private Lies Summary
Private Lies 91%
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
by Frank Pittman 1989
4.01
76 ratings
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+
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 91%
Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.
by John M. Gottman 2006
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey • 2007
Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.
4.22
98k+
The Total Money Makeover Summary
The Total Money Makeover 91%
Ten conversations that fix what couples therapy takes years to untangle.
by Dave Ramsey 2007
4.22
98k+ ratings
Us
by Terrence Real • 2022
Your relationship fights replay childhood wounds. A guide to the adult self that breaks the loop.
4.24
4k+
Us Summary
Us 91%
Your relationship fights replay childhood wounds. A guide to the adult self that breaks the loop.
by Terrence Real 2022
4.24
4k+ ratings
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+
Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Summary
Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married 91%
The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.
by Gary Chapman 2010
4.01
10k+ ratings
Should You Leave?
by Peter D. Kramer • 1997
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
3.99
149
Should You Leave? Summary
Should You Leave? 91%
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
by Peter D. Kramer 1997
3.99
149 ratings
Surviving an Affair
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
4.06
161
Surviving an Affair Summary
Surviving an Affair 91%
End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998
4.06
161 ratings
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships
by Laura Schlessinger • 2001
A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.
3.58
925
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships Summary
Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships 91%
A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.
by Laura Schlessinger 2001
3.58
925 ratings
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage
by Mark Gungor • 2008
Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.
4.10
872
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Summary
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage 91%
Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.
by Mark Gungor 2008
4.10
872 ratings
5 Sex Languages
by Douglas Weiss • 2016
Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.
4.19
16
5 Sex Languages Summary
5 Sex Languages 91%
Your partner's sexual brain works differently than yours. A therapist's map for making the two meet.
by Douglas Weiss 2016
4.19
16 ratings
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love
by Richard Carlson • 1999
Let go of the tiny frustrations that secretly weigh down your relationship, and watch it lift.
4.07
2k+
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love Summary
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love 91%
Let go of the tiny frustrations that secretly weigh down your relationship, and watch it lift.
by Richard Carlson 1999
4.07
2k+ ratings
No More Fighting
by Alicia Muñoz • 2018
Twenty minutes a week to transform conflict into connection, without ever picking a side.
3.76
94
No More Fighting Summary
No More Fighting 90%
Twenty minutes a week to transform conflict into connection, without ever picking a side.
by Alicia Muñoz 2018
3.76
94 ratings
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+
The Relationship Cure Summary
The Relationship Cure 90%
Relationships hinge on tiny bids for connection most people miss. The method for recognizing them.
by John M. Gottman 2001
4.05
4k+ ratings
Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti
by Bill Farrel • 2001
He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.
3.89
2k+
Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti Summary
Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti 90%
He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.
by Bill Farrel 2001
3.89
2k+ ratings
Courtship After Marriage
by Zig Ziglar • 1990
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
4.04
274
Courtship After Marriage Summary
Courtship After Marriage 90%
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
by Zig Ziglar 1990
4.04
274 ratings
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+
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts Summary
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts 90%
Most marriage problems are predictable. Seven questions that surface them before the wedding.
by Les Parrott III 1995
4.07
4k+ ratings
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail
by John M. Gottman • 1994
The ratio that predicts divorce, and the four fight patterns you can unlearn.
4.14
3k+
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail Summary
Why Marriages Succeed or Fail 90%
The ratio that predicts divorce, and the four fight patterns you can unlearn.
by John M. Gottman 1994
4.14
3k+ ratings
Created for Connection
by Sue Johnson • 2016
Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.
4.21
630
Created for Connection Summary
Created for Connection 90%
Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.
by Sue Johnson 2016
4.21
630 ratings
And Baby Makes Three
by John M. Gottman • 2007
After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.
3.80
2k+
And Baby Makes Three Summary
And Baby Makes Three 90%
After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.
by John M. Gottman 2007
3.80
2k+ ratings
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+
I Want This to Work Summary
I Want This to Work 90%
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
Eight Dates
by John M. Gottman • 2019
The talks that make love last, structured into dates so you'll actually have them.
4.23
11k+
Eight Dates Summary
Eight Dates 90%
The talks that make love last, structured into dates so you'll actually have them.
by John M. Gottman 2019
4.23
11k+ ratings
The High-Conflict Couple
by Alan E. Fruzzetti • 2006
DBT for couples: calm emotional storms, break blame loops, and find real closeness.
4.07
766
The High-Conflict Couple Summary
The High-Conflict Couple 90%
DBT for couples: calm emotional storms, break blame loops, and find real closeness.
by Alan E. Fruzzetti 2006
4.07
766 ratings
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+
The Seven Levels of Intimacy Summary
The Seven Levels of Intimacy 90%
From clichés to legitimate needs: seven stages of intimacy that common interests alone can't build.
by Matthew Kelly 2009
4.12
2k+ ratings
Passionate Marriage
by David Schnarch • 1997
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
4.15
3k+
Passionate Marriage Summary
Passionate Marriage 90%
Lasting passion requires selfhood more than skill. Your sexual prime arrives in midlife, not youth.
by David Schnarch 1997
4.15
3k+ ratings
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