Relationships Matter

A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones

“This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.” Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship

“John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In The Relationship Cure, he has found gold once again.”William J. Doherty, Ph.D., author of Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart

“When he says his five steps will help you build better connections with the people you care about, you know that they have been demonstrated to work.” E. Mavis Heatherington, Ph.D., professor of psychology, University of Virginia

From the country’s foremost relationship expert and New York Times bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life—with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work. In The Relationship Cure, Dr. Gottman:

* Reveals the key elements of healthy relationships, emphasizing the importance of what he calls “emotional connection”
* Introduces the powerful new concept of the emotional “bid,” the fundamental unit of emotional connection
* Provides remarkably empowering tools for improving the way you bid for emotional connection and how you respond to others’ bids

User Reviews about The Relationship Cure: A 5 Step Guide to Strengthening Your Marriage - Family - and Friendships

As always, John Gottman's books are wonderful and clear, providing tangible facts and tools for building a better relationship. I've grown so much just by reading his material. My only complaint about this particular book is that the print is SO small!! The small print makes the content more daunting and difficult to read. It must be about 8pt. font. This is thick reading to start with, but add the small font and it becomes arduous. I might buy the Kindle version just so I can enlarge the font. Don't worry...I'm not some old foggy with bad eyesight. Just a person that doesn't want to work so hard to digest this great information! -- good content, small font

I had read this book from the library first, so I knew it was a fantastic book. It really offers some true-to-life helpful ideas and strategies. I think John Gottman has gone beyond the obvious results of his years of research on couples, and applied it from many different ways and views of how couples can improve thier lives together. I bought it as a reference book, it's that helpful. Thanks for sending it along quickly, and it's in good shape too. -- Fantastic book

This is a book that everyone should read whether entering a new relationship or trying to get along in an older one. Great advice. -- Need help?

Evaluate all of your relationships, self and others from these three simple perspectives: (1) Turning Against--those who criticize; (2) Turning Away--those who do not engage directly; (3) Turning Toward--those who truly respond to you with empathy. Then start pruning away the dead wood! -- Three Relationship Keys