The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships

Agroundbreaking,practicalprogramfortransformingtroubledrelationshipsintopositiveones“ThisisthebestbookonrelationshipsIhaveeverread....JohnGottmanhasdecodedthesubtlesecretsthatcaneitherenrichordestroythequalityofourtieswithothers.”DanielB.Wile,Ph.D.authorofAftertheFight:UsingYourDisagreementstoBuildaStrongerRelationship“JohnGottmanisourleadingexploreroftheinnerworldofrelationships.InTheRelationshipCure,hehasfoundgoldonceagain.”WilliamJ.Doherty,Ph.D.authorofTakeBackYourMarriage:StickingTogetherinaWorldThatPullsUsApart“Whenhesayshisfivestepswillhelpyoubuildbetterconnectionswiththepeopleyoucareabout,youknowthattheyhavebeendemonstratedtowork.”E.MavisHeatherington,Ph.D.professorofpsychology,UniversityofVirginiaFromthecountry’sforemostrelationshipexpertandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDr.JohnM.Gottmancomesapowerful,simplefive-stepprogram,basedontwentyyearsofinnovativeresearch,forgreatlyimprovingalloftherelationshipsinyourlife—withspousesandlovers,children,siblings,andevenyourcolleaguesatwork.InTheRelationshipCure,Dr.Gottman:*Revealsthekeyelementsofhealthyrelationships,emphasizingtheimportanceofwhathecalls“emotionalconnection”*Introducesthepowerfulnewconceptoftheemotional“bid,”thefundamentalunitofemotionalconnection*Providesremarkablyempoweringtoolsforimprovingthewayyoubidforemotionalconnectionandhowyourespondtoothers’bids,