Developing a tradition of an annual honeymoon where partners ask each other reflective questions helps to understand and appreciate each other. Noticing positivity in a relationship is crucial for making love last. A study revealed that when relationships were struggling, people often missed 50% of the positive actions done by their partner. It is essential to actively look for and acknowledge the positive aspects of your partner's behavior to improve relationship satisfaction and counter the natural tendency to focus on the negative.
Some people are just good at building and maintaining healthy partnerships. In their 'Love Lab", the married researchers Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman have seen how certain couples interact in ways that mean they'll happily stick together for decades.
The Gottmans join Dr Laurie Santos to explain what we can learn from these "Masters of Relationships" - so that the stresses and strains of life don't destroy our intimate partnerships.
Further reading: Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection by Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman.
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