John M. Gottman
Eight Dates
Eight Dates treats lasting love as a continuing practice of protected conversation, curious listening, and repeated attention. It asks how couples can stay close as trust, conflict, sex, work and money, family, play, personal growth, and future dreams change. Its guided dates turn those questions into concrete discussions, requests, and shared rituals.
9 chapters
The Love Prescription
How can couples stay connected when daily demands crowd out their relationship? John and Julie Gottman describe how small, repeated acts of attention, curiosity, appreciation, clear asking, and affectionate touch build closeness. Their practical exercises help partners understand each other, communicate needs, and protect time together.
7 chapters
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
What keeps a marriage connected when conflict, unequal needs, and enduring differences cannot be eliminated? This summary presents Gottman’s research-based framework of friendship, positive regard, shared influence, repair, respectful acceptance, and shared meaning, then distills practical ways couples can understand and strengthen their relationship.
9 chapters