The Gottman Institute

Editorial Team

The Gottman Institute’s Editorial Team is composed of staff members who contribute to the Institute’s overall message. It is our mission to reach out to individuals, couples, and families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships.

The Gottman Institute's Posts

Homework Assignment: Turn Towards Your Child

Ellie Lisitsa

Ask parents what their favorite part of summer is and you’re likely to hear "having fun with the kids!"

Homework Assignment: How To Increase Emotional Attraction

The Gottman Institute

See how the stress-reducing conversation helps build emotional attraction and bonds you closer together as a couple.

Homework Assignment: Intimate Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

At the end of yesterday's poston the 3 Skills (and 1 Rule!) of Intimate Conversation, we promised to follow-up with your Weekend Homework Assignment.

Homework Assignment: Have Great Sex

Ellie Lisitsa

It had been a while since we last discussed sex on the blog, and as Dr. Gottman recommends making a habit of talking about the subject, we decided it was time to share this quizwith you on Wednesday!

Love Quiz: What Is The State of Your Sex Life?

Ellie Lisitsa

Take the following quiz to assess the quality of sex, romance, and passion in your relationship.

Homework Assignment: Six Seconds to Happy Couplehood!

Ellie Lisitsa

Today on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we share an article written by Theo Pauline Nestor of Match.com that offers to help you "find out how just a few minutes a day doing little things differently — like saying 'hello,' 'goodbye' and sharing a kiss — can change the course of your relationship for the better."