The Dark Side of Anger: What Every Couple Should Know
It can happen in a moment. We are having a conversation and suddenly, or not so suddenly, bamm, our partner says something that lights up our internal fuse. It's amazing …
Category: blame
Narcissism: Things to Think About
As the old joke goes, "I know I have been talking a lot about myself and all my accomplishments, there were quite a few, of course. But I really should …
Relationship Busters We Don’t Talk Enough About: Part 3 of 3
In this last of three articles on divorce predictors I cover Meta-emotion mismatch and Escalating Anger.
Relationship Busters We Don’t Talk Enough About: Part 2 of 3
Gottman is well known for his divorce prediction research. In this 2nd of 3 articles I discuss an overlooked/misunderstood predictor: Accepting Influence
Relationship Busters We Don’t Talk Enough About: Part 1 of 3
The Gottman Research has identified the high risk couples for divorce. There are three predictors that tend to get overlooked when reviewing the Gottman research. I review them in this …
The Benefits of Blaming Our Partner
Going deeper with Gottman research on blame and the impact on relationships