A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Hannah Eaton  // February 20, 2019 We met Marcy and Jack during our first group dance lesson. Unlike many of the dating or engaged couples we’d danced with; Marcy and Jack had been at this marriage thing for quite some time. Forty years to be exact. They first started dancing in […]
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Want to Improve Your Relationship? Start Paying More Attention to Bids Logan Ury  //  February 11, 2019 The waiter appeared at our table again, this time offering a basket full of bread rolls just pulled from the oven. I picked out my third piece of the night, and carved
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS How Forgiveness Can Transform Your Marriage Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW  //  December 29, 2016 Recent studies have shown that forgiveness is an essential component of successful romantic relationships. In fact, the capacity to seek and grant forgiveness is one of the most significant factors contributing to marital satisfaction and a lifetime of love.
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Pay Attention, for Passion’s Sake Cheryl Fraser  //  January 2, 2019 I watch the couple on my couch and smile. Joleen tilts her head and nods thoughtfully as Steven speaks. She reaches out with a finger and touches his inner wrist, cuing him that she’d like to reply. I am watching
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A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS R is for Repair Zach Brittle, LMHC  September 3, 2014 Repair is easily my favorite concept in the entire Gottman encyclopedia. Typically, we think of repair in terms of what we have to do to a car or a washing machine or a botched haircut. As in, it’s broken, it