In the following short interview about keeping couples together, Briony discusses the important first steps a couple can take to answer questions like:
- Is your most significant relationship deteriorating over time?
- Could this be because of "corrections" you and your partner give to each other?
- Are comments you give to your partner taken the wrong way?
- Are you struggling to find a better way to communicate?
Humans are programmed to try to optimize their happiness, so we constantly work to improve our lives. In a relationship, this often means asking our partners to remember to do things like drive carefully, put out the rubbish and so on. Problems arise when our partners have different ideas about what is important for a good life together!
Listen to Briony's SA Today Interview with Angus Campbell and Jennie Lenman
Resources from the interview
Original Podcast from SA today (same as above) https://www.5mu.com.au/shows/sa-today/podcast/96237-real-estate-wrap-keeping-the-family-together
The Gottman Institute – https://www.gottman.com/blog/5-simple-ways-strengthen-friendship-marriage/