Fascinating article...so much truth in it...strongly suggest anyone considering marriage read this...By observing these types of interactions, Gottman can predict with up to 94 percent certainty whether couples — straight or gay, rich or poor, childless or not — will be broken up, together and unhappy, or together and happy several years later. Much of it comes down to the spirit couples bring to the relationship. Do they bring kindness and generosity; or contempt, criticism, and hostility? “There’s a habit of mind that the masters have,” Gottman explained in an interview, “which is this: they are scanning social environment for things they can appreciate and say thank you for. They are building this culture of respect and appreciation very purposefully. Disasters are scanning the social environment for partners’ mistakes.” Read more: theatlantic/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/#ixzz3KEP0DL97
Posted on: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:22:10 +0000
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