Shannon Curry

They can.

I have some good news.

I have some good news.

That was something.

I think.

One of the reasons I got into studying relationships was because I wanted that, right?

So I'm a scientist, but I also love art and I love writing and I love literature.

I wanted to know that true love could be real.

But as a scientist, I am cynical.

I just need some data.

And so I practice a type of therapy called the Gottman Method.

And I love that because it tends to be, well, it is one of the most evidence-based therapies we have.

based on John and Julie Gottman, two psychologists who have been researching relationships for now about 50 years.

And this therapy happens to be for couples.

They found that you absolutely can make longevity work in a relationship.

You can build.

You are not just settling for companionship, but you can have passion and intimacy and growing love and appreciation.

But there is a blueprint, a set of skills that we were never given.

We're not taught it in school.

We changed the rules of the game, and we haven't learned the rules yet.