Gottman: The best use of compassion is in the midst of an argument. He says couples who show more compassion and sensitivity during an argument have less volatile arguments, and they have them less often. Gottman's Four Horsemen has gotten a lot of publicity, but there's an escape clause for those with one or two "horsemen"
Eric Barker teaches our curator Daniel Pink how to make friends, disarm marital conflicts, and spot liars.