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Helen LaKelly Hunt • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Third Edition
9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life: A Psychologist Probes the Mystery of Why Some Lives Really Work and Others Don't
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As partners increasingly come to know and bond with each other, they build what I call their Sound Relationship House. The Seven Principles comprise the Sound Relationship House’s many floors or levels. These principles are intricately connected to trust and commitment, which form the house’s protective, weight-bearing walls.
John Gottman • The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.
Gary Chapman • The 5 Love Languages
The first rule was to use “I” language when expressing a frustration.
Harville Hendrix • Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples: Second Edition
If you have had lots of conflict, this is one of the most powerful things you can do to move your marriage relationship toward success. If you want God to get involved in your marriage, there must be a dying to self, or a commitment to living a life of selflessness.
Mark Gungor • Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage: Unlocking the Secrets to Life, Love and Marriage
Some injurious transactions are clear examples of disempowerment (You little shit!) while others are clear examples of false empowerment (You’re the only good thing in my life!). But most relational trauma empowers and disempowers at the same time.