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- Be a “researcher” in relationships.
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Once you’ve assessed your heart, you need to logically and rationally assess the potential for a satisfying, lifelong
Karl Pillemer • 30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage
Experience has taught me that the most effective form of therapy is one that combines both schools of thought.
Harville Hendrix • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Second Edition
We called it Emotionally Focused Therapy, EFT for short.
Sue Johnson • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
Happy couples do not talk to each other in any more “skilled” or “insightful” ways than do unhappy couples,
Sue Johnson • Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
In The All-or-Nothing Marriage, Eli Finkel, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, traces the history of the institution over what he sees as three thematic eras: marriage for practical reasons, marriage for love, marriage for self-expression/fulfillment/meaning.
The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel
“A marriage can only be as healthy as the least healthy person in that partnership,”
Les Parrott • Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts: Nine Questions to Ask Before (and After) You Remarry
It takes two people to create a pattern, but only one to change it.
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence
be headed up by a married couple.