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Communication in Couples: 7 Habits of Happy Couples

·Psychologist Alexandra Barbu

What makes a couple work in the long run? It is not the absence of conflict — all couples have disagreements. Nor is it perfect compatibility — that is a myth. What differentiates couples who stay together and happy from those who separate is the way they communicate, especially during difficult moments. Researcher John Gottman, after four decades of studying thousands of couples, can predict with 94% accuracy whether a couple will divorce, simply by analyzing the first minutes of a conversation about a disagreement.

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