Ebook: The relationship cure: a five-step guide to strengthening your marriage, family, and friendships

How we connect emotionally -- Step one: Look at your bids for connection -- Six bid busters and how to avoid them -- Step two: Discover your brain's emotional command systems -- Step three: Examine your emotional heritage -- Step four: Sharpen your emotional communication skills -- Step five: Find shared meaning -- Apply what you've learned.;In the groundbreaking follow-up to his bestselling "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, " renowned relationship expert Gottman reveals a practical program for fixing troubled relationships, explaining "emotional bids" and demonstrating that the health of relationships depends on how they are made and received.