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The Art and Science of Building Healthy Relationships | Drs. John and Julie Gottman

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

CHAPTER

The Four Big Predictors of Relationship Demise

There were four big predictors of relationship demise over the years. One criticism means blaming your partner for a problem that exists between you. The second one we saw, defensiveness is a way of warding off an attack. Third is contempt - looking down on your partner from a place of superiority and treating them with disgust and scorn.

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