I’ve written before about John Gottman. He can determine with 91% accuracy whether a couple will divorce after listening to them for just 5 minutes. In Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink, he was featured. What is the system that...
We want to help you create the perfect Rolodex for movies that can help you cope if and when things fall apart with your loved ones. To help us on our journey to catharsis, we’ve...
Breakups are at their highest during the weeks between Thanksgiving Day and New Year. We’re at the end of a precarious period, and some of us are undoubtedly victims of the trend. Fear not. You’ll hear from...
Ed and I are planning to celebrate this. We usually attend the Maker Faire, which is held in Atlanta. However, events conspired this time to keep us closer to home. It’s fine — our anniversary...
I can tell you that there’s nothing more wonderful than waking up next to your sweetheart. It’s hard to find your forever sweetheart if you have no idea what you’re looking for. Over many years,...
My life with David* came as a complete surprise. I returned to my family’s small-town home in Australia after a six-month stay in Osaka. My entire energy was devoted to how I could get back to...
Perspective is more important than anything else. List three positive things that occur to you each day. Flourish – A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being For the next seven nights, spend ten minutes...
Arthur Aron is a psychologist who works at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. He’s interested in romantic relationships and has come up with a clever way to make men and...
What makes a marriage endure (and continue to last) – for better or for worse? For richer or for poorer? Karl Pillemer, Ph., conducted the largest ever in-depth study of a long-married couple, interviewing 700...
Nick Hornby said that it was no use pretending a relationship had a future when your record collections conflicted, or your favorite movies wouldn’t speak to each other at a party. I am not...
