The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

I would try not to put too much weight on the moments that are the worst in marriage: when one of you is in a good mood and the other can’t recognize it or rise to its occasion and so leaves the other dangling in the loneliness of it; when one of you pretends to not really understand what the other person is saying and instead holds that person to

This misalignment characterizes the relationship more than accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement, which are the elements needed to sustain a loving union. The critical question “Are you there for me?” that holds couples together over time is answered more often than not with a vague and somewhat distracted “Not really.” Usually the eating a

Perhaps the most striking thing I learned is that the answer to whether today’s marriages are better or worse is “both”: The average marriage today is weaker than the average marriage of yore, in terms of both satisfaction and divorce rate, but the best marriages today are much stronger, in terms of both satisfaction and personal well-being, than t

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