couples
9 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Jul 23, 2019 by Dr. Sue Johnson · across every show →
Everything said about couples, oldest first
Jul 23, 2019 positive
Sep 17, 2019
Nagoski: Long-term sexual connection requires a foundation of trust and prioritizing sex
“The couples who sustain a strong sexual connection, the two things they do have in common, one, they are friends. They have a strong friendship with trust at the foundation of their relationship. There it is again, trust. And two, they prioritize sex.”
Dec 10, 2019
Perel: Argument choreography matters far more than the actual content
“What's really important in terms of couples and relationships in general, I will say, is that it's probably one of the golden rules, is to understand that the choreography, the form, is way more important than the content. If you have people who are going at e…”
Dec 10, 2019
Perel: Couples grow apart from how they experience differences, not differences themselves
“Look, when people grow apart, it's not because they have a difference of opinion, necessarily, because some couples have major differences in opinion, but they continue to remain deeply connected, curious about each other, respectful of who they are, and they,…”
Feb 4, 2020 negative
Feb 4, 2020
Iasenza: Couples' communication problems are often failures to negotiate differences
“We're having trouble with differences, so it might not even be communications really the problem. It's that they're not able or they don't have the skills to be able to hear each other out, to be able to then find compromises, which is a big skill in couples.”
Feb 4, 2020 positive
Iasenza: Highly reactive and hostile couples can achieve profound long-term turnarounds
“If people allow themselves to unfold, it could take years, but people can turn corners, and I've seen people turn corners that if you took the video tape in the first session, you would have said, I can't believe this is the same couple.”
Feb 4, 2020 neutral
Iasenza: Individual Sessions Help Couples Surface Secrets Safely Before Joint Therapy
“That's why with couples often whether they're, especially if they present with sexual issues, but even if not, sometimes I will do some individual sessions for history, or just for them to tell me a little bit more about a particular problem, because sometimes…”
Feb 8, 2022
Chapman: Couples fight more on Friday nights than any other night
“More couples will fight on Friday night than any night of the week. And I think that's an upper limits pattern because it's like, oh, honey, We have the whole weekend now to, you know, have more connection. And so that'll be a threat somehow to well, you know,…”