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A great book with lots of practical advice for healing a relationship in hard times. I have so many exercises to complete!
My only real criticism is that Gottman assumes a heterosexual cis relationship, and speaks in generalities about gender (women tend to crave order, men don’t get what the big deal is, etc)- maybe he did that to relate, but I only see it isolating readers and getting them to compare themselves to others- which is not the point.
My only real criticism is that Gottman assumes a heterosexual cis relationship, and speaks in generalities about gender (women tend to crave order, men don’t get what the big deal is, etc)- maybe he did that to relate, but I only see it isolating readers and getting them to compare themselves to others- which is not the point.
I love the Gottman method and this book is a good overview of its core principles but I was pretty disappointed at some of the chapters being quite heteronormative and buying into some sexist thoughts/statements.
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I think it would’ve been more beneficial to read the book than to listen to the audio version due to the exercises within the book. I liked the section about overcoming gridlock the best.
Very hetero- and gender normative, but really great, practical exercises with helpful examples.
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There's a reason John Gottman is one of the most renowned relationship experts. This book provides practical exercises and advice for strengthening your relationship
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The only reason this book isn't 5 stars for me is because it was a bit repetitive! But that's kind of expected with the self help category of books. This book did have some great practical advice and ideas for how to keep to keep your marriage strong/ways to work on your marriage. I enjoyed reading this book and will definitely come back to it in the future!