David will present the material in a keynote and in a workshop with his daughter and co-author, Amy Olson. The book is based on national survey of 21,501 married couples. A comparison of happy and unhappy couples identified the strengths of happy couples.
Couples can use the book alone or it is an excellent resource for leading couples groups.
My my, once they get the fire in their belly, there is no stopping them. Except have a successful marriage. In response, I sent the following letter to the editor. Fortunately, research has been conducted on marital relationships, most notably by Dr. Gottman of the University of Washington, who has demonstrated with great precision what makes marriages succeed or fail. And, even more fortunately, there are marriage education programs now available to teach people the necessary skills to make their own marriage succeed.