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

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.

Admit when you're wrong. Shut up when you're right.

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

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.

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

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse predict an ailing marriage: Criticism, Defensiveness, Stonewalling and Contempt. The worst of these is contempt.