The first time I read the term "bids for connection" (coined by couple specialists Drs. John and Julie Gottman of the Gottman Institute), a small spark lit up in my brain. According to the Gottmans, a ...

Your partner walks into the kitchen while you’re making coffee and says something about the weather outside. You grunt in response without looking up from your phone. In that moment, you just missed ...

Your finances and your marriage are more alike than you think. Here’s how to take care of your “emotional bank account,” according to the Gottmans. Relationships, like all things of value, require ...

Alyssa Caribardi watched as her friend whipped her head around to look out the window and seek out the bird. And with that simple gesture, Caribardi knew their friendship would last. In what may seem ...

When my husband asked if I’d watched the video he sent, I said no — I’d seen it, meant to and then forgot. “You should watch it,” he said. So, I did. He had sent a video on how basketball defense has ...