Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

“The real cradle that holds the baby is the emotional climate between new parents.”    
- John Gottman

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

“Every positive thing you do in your relationship is foreplay.” 
- John Gottman

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

"We are what we do repeatedly."
- Aristotle

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

“You don't think your way to a new way of living. You live your way to a new way of thinking.” 
― David Schnarch, Passionate Marriage: Keeping Love and Intimacy Alive in Committed Relationships

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

“Differentiation is your ability to stand on your own two feet, physically and emotionally, when you are close to others. It allows you to stay close while your partner 'bounces off the wall.' If you can quiet yourself while your partner is flooding with anxiety, you don't have to move away or make him or her feel differently in order to control your own emotions. You can stay near - all you need to do is calm yourself down.”    

- David Schnarch

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

"If you start with blame and criticism the result will be defensiveness and disconnection.  Problems in marriage must be addressed from love, not blame."

- Kimberly Graham

Relationships Inc. Weekly Quote ...

“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow - this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” 
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage