Arguing no-no’s
When resolving conflict in a relationship, the Gottman Institute references four “no-no’s” for love and war: The Four Horsemen and even goes as far to say that these four traits, if consistently exhibited when partners argue, indicate higher probabilities of divorce (and the Gottmans have a high success rate when it comes to divorce predictions, as Dr. John Gottman has been touted as “the guy that can predict divorce with over 90% accuracy”).
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Arguing no-no’s
When resolving conflict in a relationship, the Gottman Institute references four “no-no’s” for love and war: The Four Horsemen and even goes as far to say that these four traits, if consistently exhibited when partners argue, indicate higher probabilities of divorce (and the Gottmans have a high success rate when [...]
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Arguing no-no’s
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