The secret to lasting love might just be knowing how to fight If you love someone, learn to fight with them. That might feel counterintuitive, but it is the advice of world-renowned relationship researchers and clinical psychologist Julie Schwartz Gottman and John Gottman. TAGLE: But couples still need to get those feelings out, says Julie Schwartz Gottman. JULIE SCHWARTZ GOTTMAN: …
The secret to lasting love might just be knowing how to fight Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR If you love someone, learn how to fight with them. "Conflict really has a purpose," says John Gottman, "and the purpose is mutual understanding." It aims to teach couples "how to have conflicts that don't push them apart but instead produce …