The relationship cure : a five-step guide for building better connections with family, friends, and lovers /
John M. Gottman and Joan DeClaire.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Crown Publishers, c2001.
- x, 319 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
How we connect emotionally -- Step one: Look at your bids for connection -- Six bid busters and how to avoid them -- Step two: Discover your brain's emotional command systems -- Step three: Examine your emotional heritage -- Step four: Sharpen your emotional communication skills -- Step five. Find shared meaning -- Apply what you've learned.