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Most marriage advice is recycled fluff.

This is not.

I sat down with Dr. John Gottman, the man who has spent 40+ years studying what actually makes marriages work and what destroys them.

Not opinions. Not theories. Exposed-to-thousands-of-couples-in-a-research-lab findings.

And what he told me?

Some of it will surprise you.

The couples who last, the "masters," aren't the ones who avoid conflict. They're the ones who lean into it without getting defensive. They stay curious instead of critical. They treat their spouse's complaints like information, not attacks.

We also got into the stuff nobody talks about openly. Why most couples are embarrassed to discuss sex. Why compatibility is actually a myth. What commitment really looks like on a Tuesday morning when you're frustrated. And how the way you respond to "no" in the bedroom determines everything.

Dr. Gottman told me that after 35 years of marriage, he still looks forward to talking to his wife at breakfast every single morning.

If your marriage feels disconnected, boring, or like you're roommates, this conversation will show you why. And more importantly, what the research says you can do about it.

This is one of my favorite interviews I've ever done.

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