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10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman and Joan DeClaire — WisdomDeck honest review
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10 Lessons to Transform Your Marriage

by John M. Gottman, Julie Schwartz Gottman and Joan DeClaire

Ten couples from the Gottman lab, their actual conversations annotated with what went wrong and how they repaired. The most concrete Gottman book because you see the dialogue.

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you want the framework; read Seven Principles.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Repair attempts save marriages.
  2. Soft start-ups change outcomes.
  3. Turn toward bids.

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Read one couple's chapter and find your own pattern.

Our verdict

Gottman, in dialogue.

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