The 7 Relationship Qualities Couples Must Have to Succeed
Missing even one of these principles results in an unhappy marriage cautions relationship expert Dr. John Gottman.
The determining factor in whether wives feel satisfied with the sex, romance and passion in their marriage is, by 70 percent, the quality of the couple’s friendship. For men, the determining factor is, by 70 percent, the quality of the couple’s friendship. So men and women come from the same planet after all.
-Dr. John Gottman, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Happily married couples may not know why their relationship works. These very lucky couples never need to think about improving their union. And while they may not understand the foundation of their happiness, Dr. John Gottman certainly does.
After interviewing thousands of couples and testing their feelings and interactions on the subject of their marriages, he compiled seven scientifically proven principles that all happy couples have mastered. According to Gottman…
