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.

Gay and lesbian relationships operate on essentially the same principles as heterosexual relationships

In a good relationship, people get angry, but in a very different way. The Marriage Masters see a problem a bit like a soccer ball. They kick it around. It's 'our' problem.

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.

We move in response to our conversation partner’s face, and our brain also fires as we move those muscles and stirs the passions. Paralyzing the face is idiotic.