Image for Why marriages succeed or fail  : and how you can make yours last

Why marriages succeed or fail : and how you can make yours last

See all formats and editions

This volume discusses four disastrous behaviours that, the author argues, destroy relationships: criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling.

It aims to shows that to be satisfied, couples must show a five-to-one ratio of positive moments to negative ones.

Read More
Title Unavailable: Out of Print
Product Details
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
0747536031 / 9780747536031
Paperback
306.81
25/06/1998
United Kingdom
English
234p.
20 cm
general Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: 1997.
John Gottman won the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in 1989, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Family Academy in 1994, and the Burgess Award from the National Council on Family Relations in 1995.
John Gottman won the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists in 1989, the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Family Academy in 1994, and the Burgess Award from the National Council on Family Relations in 1995. VFV Family & relationships