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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “This book feels so hopeful because it’s direct, it’s really honest, and it’s so actionable.” —Brene Brown From New York Times –bestselling authors Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, a simple yet powerful plan to transform your relationship in seven days What makes love last? Why does one couple stay together forever, while another falls apart? And most importantly, is there a scientific formula for love? Drs. John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman are the world’s leading relationship scientists. For the past forty years, they have been studying love. They’ve gathered data on over three thousand couples, looking at everything from their body language to the way they converse to their stress hormone levels. Their goal: to identify the building blocks of love. The Love Prescription distills their life’s work into a bite-size, seven-day action plan with easy, immediately actionable steps. There will be no grand gestures and no big, hard conversations. There’s nothing to buy or do to prepare. Anyone can do this, from any starting point. The seven-day prescription will lead you through these exercises: Day 1: Make Contact Day 2: Ask a Big Question Day 3: Say Thank You Day 4: Give a Real Compliment Day 5: Ask for What You Need Day 6: Reach Out and Touch Day 7: Declare a Date Night There is a formula for a good relationship, and this book will show you how a few small changes can fundamentally transform your relationship for the better.
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This book has seven main sections, structured so that each section gives you one task to focus on each day for a week. So, Day 1 is “Make Contact”, Day 2 is “Ask a Big Question”, and so on. There are a total of about 158 pages, followed by a “Small Things Journal” at the end, where you are supposed to jot down a few changes that you make over the course of the week., In the Introduction, the authors stress that one of the most important concepts in maintaining a healthy relationship is to focus on the little things, done often. They contend that big, grandiose gestures that happen infrequently are not as important as paying attention and making more frequent smaller efforts to foster connections., For each Day, the authors explain what you should work on, and give specific examples of how those interactions might go. Sometimes they will also use experiences that their patients have shared to illustrate their points. At the end of each section there are Practice, Extra Credit, and Troubleshooting sections, with more specific exercises to try, and advice about how to overcome potential issues. After the last day there is a Conclusion section that wraps everything up, and gives you a few tips for how to sustain these efforts., Overall, I liked this book, and thought it was full of useful advice. When you have two research scientists that have been studying relationships for any decades, it is easier to trust their advice over your average therapist. I hope this book can help to bring many people closer together!
Amazon Customer –
You win and lose in the daily little things. This books gives great advice on how to prioritize your relationship with small daily wins!
ZBVen –
I loved how practical and obtainable the elements of this book are. Highly recommend to anyone who is in or has ever been in a relationship.
Jen Grisanti –
I love this book. It is a very enjoyable read. It offers great insight useful tools for every couple to consider. If you have an interest in keeping your connection at a high level of depth, this is the book for you. I highly recommend it.
A. L. Secondino –
This book is short but powerful with 7 actionable suggestions on how to reestablish a loving relationship with your spouse. I’m going to have my husband read the book next so we can both implement the changes listed. I’m really excited to get going.