Today’s book: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman—a research-based guide to building a lasting, loving partnership through simple, powerful practices.
Here’s your 1-minute summary:
- Friendship is the foundation. The strongest marriages are built on mutual respect, curiosity, and emotional connection.
- Turn toward, not away. In everyday moments, respond to your partner’s bids for attention—these micro-interactions build trust.
- Let your partner influence you. Share power. Collaborate. Make decisions as a team—not a competition.
- Solve the solvable. Accept the rest. Learn to distinguish between fixable problems and perpetual issues that need empathy, not winning.
- Make meaning together. Share dreams, rituals, and a sense of purpose to deepen intimacy over time.
Love isn’t luck, it’s skill. What’s one small way you can invest in your relationship today?
As always, check out the Notes, this is a good one. Last week we talked about the great book Happy Together by James and Suzie Pawelski. These two can transform your relationship. And of course, we've got Love 101, all in the Heroic App.
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