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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
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The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert

by John Gottman

Recommended by Mark Manson

Recommended by Mark Manson

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Relationship, Marriage, and Most Recommended Books.

Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the ...

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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Relationship, Marriage, and Most Recommended Books.

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Gottman?s written a bunch of relationship books but I found this to be the most accessible and bestwritten. | Gottman’s written a bunch of relationship books but I found this to be the most accessible and bestwritten.

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