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Very useful

This man knows his stuff. It’s clear that he has an incredible amount of experience in the field of helping couples, and what he says is constantly backed up by research. What it comes down to though, is that he does provide practical advice for how to improve your relationship, and how to get out of traps that plague unhealthy partnerships. There are no quick fixes, but that’s true for anything of value in life (my dad always says: “If it were easy, everyone would do it!”). A warning: The entire first half of the book is completely designed to give you scientific information about why your partner (or you) are flying off the handle, getting offended, saying the wrong things, misunderstanding him/her, thinking your partner is to blame, etc. Then part 2 is entirely designed to teach you how to turn this around and build something better and lasting with your partner. I would advise listening to the whole thing first and then re-listening to part 2 as many times as necessary. Thanks to the author for your hard work.