Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last

Psychologist John Gottman has spent twenty years studying what makes a marriage last. Now you can use his tested methods to evaluate, strengthen, and maintain your own long-term relationship.

This breakthrough book guides you through a series of self-tests designed to help you determine what kind of marriage you have, where your strengths and weaknesses are, and what specific actions you can take to help your marriage.

You'll also learn that more sex doesn't necessarily improve a marriage, frequent arguing will not lead to divorce, financial problems do not always spell trouble in a relationship, wives who make sour facial expressions when their husbands talk are likely to be separated within four years and there is a reason husbands withdraw from arguments—and there's a way around it.

Dr. Gottman teaches you how to recognize attitudes that doom a marriage—contempt, criticism, defensiveness, and stonewalling—and provides practical exercises, quizzes, tips, and techniques that will help you understand and make the most of your relationship. You can avoid patterns that lead to divorce, and—Why Marriages Succeed or Fail will show you how.

• The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage, Family, and Friendships
• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert
• What Makes Love Last?: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal
• Defending Your Marriage: The Reality of Spiritual Battle
• Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage: America's Love Lab Experts Share Their Strategies for Strengthening Your Relationship
• The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want
• The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples
• Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting
• Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
• The Two Sexes: Growing Up Apart, Coming Together (The Family and Public Policy)