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Homework Assignment: Intimate Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

At the end of yesterday's poston the 3 Skills (and 1 Rule!) of Intimate Conversation, we promised to follow-up with your Weekend Homework Assignment.

Trust in Relationships is Built and Broken in Everyday Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Intimate conversation is about sharing closeness and solidifying emotional bonds.

Dr. Gottman’s 3 Skills (and 1 Rule!) for Intimate Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Protect your relationships from unnecessary stressors and weather the storms that come by making emotional connection a priority.

Where Did The Love Go?

Kyle Morrison

The phone rings often at The Gottman Institute. Last week, I answered a call from a young woman distressed about arguments that were ruining what had been, till then, an easy-going relationship with her husband.

L is for Love & Like

Zach Brittle, LMHC

"Love" is the obvious word here. But with all due respect to love, it’s probably a little too obvious for my tastes. Don’t get me wrong, I love love, but it often clouds the real issue at the heart of a relationship.

Homework Assignment: Have Great Sex

Ellie Lisitsa

It had been a while since we last discussed sex on the blog, and as Dr. Gottman recommends making a habit of talking about the subject, we decided it was time to share this quizwith you on Wednesday!

Love Quiz: What Is The State of Your Sex Life?

Ellie Lisitsa

Take the following quiz to assess the quality of sex, romance, and passion in your relationship.

Homework Assignment: Six Seconds to Happy Couplehood!

Ellie Lisitsa

Today on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we share an article written by Theo Pauline Nestor of Match.com that offers to help you "find out how just a few minutes a day doing little things differently — like saying 'hello,' 'goodbye' and sharing a kiss — can change the course of your relationship for the better."

K is for Kissing

Zach Brittle, LMHC

My first kiss was with an older woman. Older at least in the sense that she could drive and I couldn’t. It was after a football game one Friday night.

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