"IfyouandyourprospectivepartneradopttheprinciplesandskillsIdescribehere,yourrelationshipwillbesuccessful--notjustforstarters,butforthelongrun."

Anindispensableguideforanycouplereadytosetthefoundationforalovingandlastingunion

Committingfullytoalovingpartnership--a"we"--canbeoneofthemostbeautifulandfulfillingexperiencesyou'lleverhave.Yetasanyoneinalong-termrelationshipwilltellyou,itcanalsobeoneofthemostchallenging.Almosthalfofallfirstmarriagesendindivorce,andchancesgodownfromthere.Sohowdoyoubeattheodds?

"Allsuccessfullong-termrelationshipsaresecurerelationships,"writespsychotherapistStanTatkin."Youandyourpartnertakecareofeachotherinawaythatensuresyoubothfeelsafe,protected,accepted,andsecureatalltimes."

InWeDo,Tatkinprovidesagroundbreakingguideforcouples.You'llfigureoutwhetheryouandyourpartnerarerightforeachotherinthelongterm,andifso,giveyourrelationshipastrongfoundationsoyoucanenjoyasecureandlastinglove.Highlightsinclude:

• Createasharedvisionforyourrelationship,thekeytoastrongfoundation
• It'sallaboutprevention--learntoolsandtechniquesforpreventingproblemsbeforetheyoccur
• Understandhowtoworkwiththepsychologicalandbiologicalinfluencesinyourrelationship--neuroscience,arousalregulation,attachmenttheory,andmore
• Numerouscasestudieswithhelpfulexamplesofhealthyandunhealthyinteractions,sampledialogues,andreflections
• Dozensofexercises--thenewlywedgame,readingfacialexpressions,andmanymorefunandseriouspracticestodevelopintimacyandsecurity
• Handlingconflict--howtobrokerwin-winoutcomes
• Buildalovingrelationshipthathelpsyouthriveandgrowasbothindividualsandacouple

Commoninterests,physicalattraction,sharedvalues,andgoodcommunicationskillsarethefactorsmostcommonlythoughttoindicateagoodpartnership.Yetsurprisingly,currentresearchrevealsthattheseareonlyasmallpartofwhatmakesforahealthymarriage--muchmoreimportantarepsychologicalandbiologicalinfluences.WithWeDo,you'lllearntonavigatetheseelementsandmore,givingyourrelationshipthebestpossiblechancetosucceed.