Thomas leads discussion of “Principle 2: Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration” from The 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman, PhD.

(0:40) - “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To” - Cable TV

(6:59) - “The One Thing” - Thomas highlights his one takeaway from Principle 2

Principle 2 Discussion - “Nurture Your Fondness and Admiration”

(10:00) - How do your own habits either help or hurt nurturing fondness and admiration with your partner?

(21:42) - What times make it hard to express fondness and admiration to your partner?

Next week, we’ll discuss Principle 3: “Turn Toward Each Other Instead of Away” (pgs. 87-114).

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