Couples often get stuck in destructive habits with each other. Criticism is one of these habits. Criticism often starts a spiral downward for the couple. One partner criticizes . The other Partner defends . One partner ramps up the criticism to contempt . The other...
Criticism is one of the 4 Horsemen couples need to watch out for in their marriage. I began writing about Dr. John Gottman's 4 Horsemen of miserable marriages in my previous blog, The Marriage-Relationship Saga . According to Gottman's research, Criticism will take the "happy"...
[caption id="attachment_804" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A Critical Eye is not Always Helpful[/caption] Chapter 3 in the Marriage-Relationship Saga has Bob and Kate becoming aware of the reasons behind the unhappy ride of their married lives. They started to research Dr. John Gottman 's books about Why...
As we return to the Marriage-Relationship saga of The Pieper Pasture, we find Bob and Kate rounding up the 2 reckless stallions running wild in their marriage. However, Dr. John Gottman's research helped the two partners to realize there were 4 Horses they needed to...
Dr. John Gottman informed me about 10 years ago, there were horses in my marriage bed. He had been doing research for years in his couples' lab about happily married couples versus those couples who were miserable or on the verge of divorce. Dr. Gottman's...