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Can one emotion predict a breakup?

Couples who argue a lot can still have strong relationships. The thing that actually predicts whether a couple will break up isn't how much they fight. It's how they fight.

Contempt is the sulfuric acid of love.— John Gottman
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The thinker
Relationship Researcher & Psychologist

John Gottman is a psychologist who has studied couples for over 40 years. His research lab can predict divorce with over 90% accuracy.

Based on The Four Horsemen: Contempt — The Gottman Institute, summarised and reframed by Insights.

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