A groundbreaking, practical program for transforming troubled relationships into positive ones<br><br>&#8220;This is the best book on relationships I have ever read. . . . John Gottman has decoded the subtle secrets that can either enrich or destroy the quality of our ties with others.&#8221; Daniel B. Wile, Ph.D., author of <b>After the Fight: Using Your Disagreements to Build a Stronger Relationship</b><br><br>&#8220;John Gottman is our leading explorer of the inner world of relationships. In <b>The Relationship Cure</b>, he has found gold once again.&#8221;William J. Doherty, Ph.D., author of <b>Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart<br></b><br>&#8220;When he says his five steps will help you build better connections with the people you care about, you know that they have been demonstrated to work.&#8221; E. Mavis Heatherington, Ph.D., professor of psychology, University of Virginia<br><br>From the country&#8217;s foremost relationship expert and <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Dr. John M. Gottman comes a powerful, simple five-step program, based on twenty years of innovative research, for greatly improving all of the relationships in your life&#8212;with spouses and lovers, children, siblings, and even your colleagues at work. <b>In The Relationship Cure</b>, Dr. Gottman:<br><br>* Reveals the key elements of healthy relationships, emphasizing the importance of what he calls &#8220;emotional connection&#8221;<br>* Introduces the powerful new concept of the emotional &#8220;bid,&#8221; the fundamental unit of emotional connection<br>* Provides remarkably empowering tools for improving the way you bid for emotional connection and how you respond to others&#8217; bids