num_pages: 224
description: What Do Exceptional Couples Know That Others Don't?If roughly fifty percent of marriages fail what about the other fifty percent--the ones that succeed? Are those couples who stay together necessarily happy?No not necessarily. In fact many marriages that remain intact are far less than ideal. A mere seven percent are really good--in fact exceptional. These couples have much greater than average passion happiness longevity and fulfillment.But if less-than-exceptional marriages are made up of men who are supposedly from Mars and women who are supposedly from Venus what planet do exceptional husbands and wives come from? What are the secrets of exceptional couples. . .and what can they teach us?Marriage therapist Gregory K. Popcak believes that ways of relating employed by exceptional couples can benefit all marriages. In The Exceptional Seven Percent he looks at the most successful couples and exposes their secrets. Each chapter examines in detail the basic characteristics of exceptional couples  Developing a marital imperative  Setting and achieving emotional goals  Cultivating exceptional levels of fidelity loving service rapport negotiation gratitude joy and sexualityThrough anecdotes analyses exercises and quizzes you'll learn what your weaknesses are and how you can begin to make positive changes. You have the power to turn your marriage into the most precious thing in your life. Why settle for anything less?Gregory K. Popcak MSW is a licensed psychotherapist who developed and now runs marriage preparation and enrichment seminars. He also writes regular marriage and family columns for popular and professional journals and runs a private practice. He lives outside Pittsburgh.
language: English
title: The Exceptional Seven Percent: The Nine Secrets of the Worlds Happiest Couples
publisher: Citadel