amyrhoda 's review for:

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John Gottman

3.0

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I have been curious about this book for a long time and finally got around to reading it. It was interesting and useful, particularly the parts which contradict the usual marriage therapy advice. Turns out you don't need to resolve every conflict, and you especially don't have to do "active listening". Thank god! Because we suck at that.

The book was clear and readable, with lots of useful exercises which I'm sure we'll never get around to doing. I'm pretty sure reading this and following Gottman's advice would improve most marriages.