Marriages are much more likely to succeed when the couple experiences a 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions whereas when the ratio approaches 1 to 1, marriages are more likely to end in divorce.

I believe we're going to find that respect and affection are essential to all relationships working and contempt destroys them.

When a couple gets to the last stage, one or both partners may have an affair. But an affair is usually a symptom of a dying marriage, not the cause. The end of that marriage could have been predicted long before either spouse strayed.

I liken an affair to the shattering of a Waterford crystal vase. You can glue it back together, but it will never be the same again.

You don't have to be interesting. You have to be interested.

Bid for connection: Each of our daily interactions with another person.

In order to get to a healthier and more productive place, we need to give up our fear of conflict, turmoil and resistance.