Dangerous communication - how are you communicating with your partner?

Please read my newest article on couples' communication about the four communication styles that spell doom for a relationship along with tips to improve things.

Ever heard of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? I’m not referring to those of the biblical John the Divine, but the Four Horsemen of John Gottman. Dr. Gottman is the foremost authority on couples thanks to several decades of research at the Gottman Relationship Institute’s famous “Love Lab” in Seattle, WA. According to him these are the four types of communication that spell doom for a relationship.

"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" by Michael Newlyn can be viewed here.

Relationship Tips 101 from the famous Love Lab with John Gottman

John Gottman's Love Lab in Seattle, WA uses science to document how to have successful relationships. Here is a nice summary article on his research.

"By examining partners’ heart rates, facial expressions, and how they talk about their relationship to each other and to other people, Dr. Gottman is able to predict with more than 90% accuracy which couples will make it, and which will not."