The Love Prescription

Seven Days to More Intimacy, Connection, and Joy
By John Gottman,Julie Schwartz Gottman

John and Julie Gottman distill decades of couples research into a seven-day plan built on small, consistent acts: making contact, asking a meaningful question, expressing gratitude, giving a real compliment, asking for what you need, offering physical affection, and declaring a date night. Each day’s practice is brief but backed by the Gottmans’ findings on what separates couples who thrive from those who drift apart. The book is designed for couples at any stage who want a low-barrier way to reinvest in their connection.

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Concepts
  • Small Things Often
    The Gottmans' core finding that relationship quality is sustained not by grand gestures but by a daily accumulation of small positive interactions, bids, and moments of genuine attention.
  • Emotional Bids
    Attempts to connect — a question, a touch, a comment — that partners either turn toward, turn away from, or turn against, with cumulative effects on trust and intimacy.
  • Seven-Day Prescription
    A structured weekly plan in which each day introduces one concrete practice (making contact, asking a meaningful question, gratitude, compliment, asking for needs, touch, date night) to rebuild relational warmth.
Chapters
  • Introduction. Small Things Often
  • How to Use This Book
  • Day 1. Make Contact
  • Day 2. Ask a Big Question
  • Day 3. Say Thank You
  • Day 4. Give a Real Compliment
  • Day 5. Ask for What You Need
  • Day 6. Reach Out and Touch
  • Day 7. Declare a Date Night
  • Conclusion. Renewing Your Prescription
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Published
  • September 27, 2022
Publisher
  • Penguin
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