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HOW TO Tackle Conflict + Strengthen Your Relationship

n 2017, The Gottman Institute and the Gay Couples Institute conducted a joint study to see how 11 sessions of couples therapy impacted long-term gay and lesbian couples. The effects were positive and raised questions about how gay and heterosexual couples differ. Other studies have observed that gay couples have better communication and conflict-resolution skills (and, currently, lower divorce rates). What are those skills and how can they be shared by all couples? Certified Gottman Method therapists Alapaki Yee and Sam

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