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The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel
The Seven Principles For Making Marriage Work: A practical guide from the international bestselling relationship expert
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Psychologists joke that a marriage is a battleground in which two families send their best warriors to determine which family’s culture will direct the couple’s lives.
David Brooks • The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life
In a study that looked at people who had been in a romantic relationship for at least a year, Patrick and Charlotte Markey found that similarity in personality was the best predictor of how satisfied they were with their existing relationship.
Robin Dunbar • Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships
I have learned, over and over, that marriages and other committed relationships fail for two fundamental reasons. 1. You don’t know what you want. 2. You can’t express what you want.
James J. Sexton • How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together
Another way to explore the question of ‘who to marry’ is to look at the causes of breakups.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
When marriages fail, it is not increasing conflict that is the cause. It is decreasing affection and emotional responsiveness, according to a landmark study by Ted Huston of the University of Texas. Indeed, the lack of emotional responsiveness rather than the level of conflict is the best predictor of how solid a marriage will be five years into it
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Sahil Lavingia • The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung insightfully emphasized the truism that “where the will to power is paramount love will be lacking.”