Nothing is more destructive than a toxic relationship. It's more dangerous than a bad diet, a lack of exercise, and even smoking. Energy-sapping relationships don't just mess with your mental health, they also shorten your life.

But how do you build a thriving, long-term relationship that grows stronger each year, instead of one that devolves into resentment, or worse, passionless?

Well, that's what I reveal in today's episode.

You'll discover the 5 key relationship skills you need to master to build a relationship that doesn't just survive, but thrives—despite the obstacles you and your partner will encounter.

Listen now.

Show Highlights Include:

• This is the ONLY way to prevent your relationship from self-destructing in a blaze of fights, resentment, and bitterness (or slowly devolving into a passionless, lifeless partnership) (0:56)
• Why getting triggered at innocent, passing comments by your partner can be a good thing for your relationship if you do this after (2:06)
• How relying on your significant other to fix how you feel slowly poisons your relationship down to the roots (3:00)
• Try this simple "I, not you" technique when discussing your emotions with your partner to avoid unnecessary conflict (4:29)
• How to bounce back after an emotional rupture in a way that actually strengthens your relationship (9:44)
• This mindset is one of the best predictors of a successful, long-term relationship and one that ends in misery (12:38)
• The "time out" secret for de-escalating a conflict that's heating up too rapidly (17:32)

For more about David Tian, go here: https://www.davidtianphd.com/about/

Emotional Mastery is David Tian's step-by-step system to transform, regulate, and control your emotions... so that you can master yourself, your interactions with others, and your relationships... and live a life worth living. Learn more here: https://www.davidtianphd.com/emotionalmastery