The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

What it is about

John Gottman and Nan Silver translate longitudinal research on couples into a practical model of marital friendship, conflict, repair, shared meaning, and destructive interaction patterns. The seven principles emphasize knowing one another, turning toward bids, accepting influence, managing solvable and perpetual problems, and building a life with shared purpose. Its place here is personal: I want the argument to meet the life I am actually living.

Why I keep it

Gottman's seven principles. The marriage book that counts.

Key ideas

Beside it on the shelf · Relationships & Love