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# Eight Dates

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Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love [Gottman Ph.D., John, Gottman PhD, Julie Schwartz, Abrams, Doug, Abrams M.D., Rachel Carlton] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

Review: Highly recommend to anyone, single or partnered. Very thoughtful, full of variety topics/examples - I really enjoyed this book. For every book, no matter how great, there's always critics or things that don't appeal to some. I'm glad I didn't let those opinions stop me from purchasing this. Even prior to beginning a new relationship recently (my first one in several years after taking time for introspection and personal growth), I've been heavily interested in psychology, esp on relationships/sex. I've read many books on the subject, including at least one other by John Gottman, and still found this book well worth the read. It covers what I believe really are the key conversations that can make or break a healthy, happy, satisfying relationship, and provides a great variety of examples and scientific research for each area of focus. There's short exercises that help individuals get thinking about the topics at a deeper personal level prior to each date which helps make the dates themselves more productive and connective. There's also great instructions and tips, not just on how to keep each conversation positive, healthy, and even fun, but also how to communicate effectively in general. Many are simple things that I'm sure we've all heard at some point—active listening by making eye contact, rephrasing back, and asking questions; keeping an open, non-judging mindset; being kind and understanding to each other; etc—but are summarized together very succinctly and efficiently. The dates themselves (i.e. the topics of focus) are, imo, very thoughtfully laid out as far as order and build well. For example, date 1 begins with Trust & Commitment, a foundation that is necessary in order to make the following dates that cover more sensitive subjects (such as money/work and sex) successful. Additional highly important key points to happy relationships are emphasized throughout the book, such as cherishing each other, showing kindness, and focusing on positive, which align perfectly with my own experience and other research, yet are often overlooked or greatly undervalued by most couples. I appreciated this. I also appreciated that it was stated (and backed with examples/research) that aside from a few specific aspects (such as wanting children or not), differences in couples, such as interests and certain beliefs, does not corelate with level of happiness and satisfaction, and WHY, as well as tips on HOW to connect in these situations. This has been a fear of mine in my own relatively new relationship that is otherwise the happiest, healthiest one I've ever been in and truly see being a lifelong partnership; so I felt so grateful to read this. I loved that the authors also included small actions that can be immediately implimented. Kissing each other goodbye, finding small ways to show appreciation, committing to a dedicated time to be with each other each week, etc. Again, this is likely not new info for anyone who's read other relationship books but I still found it very well said and still found new takeaways in each chapter. I could go on. Highly recommend this book. Whether you're single, newly relationed, or have been together for years, I think everyone could gain something from this book.
Review: Solid ideas for a lifetime - Date 2: Agree to Disagree The process of repair: 1. Feelings: Each person takes a turn to talk about what they were feeling during the fight: 2. Validate: Each person should talk about how they saw the situation and their perspective about what actually happened in the argument. 3. Triggers. In some regrettable incidents (not all) there are reasons that the conflict has escalated. We call these "triggers." They are old, enduring vulnerabilities that occurred before this relationship began and have left emotional scars that can get activated. When you feel triggered, search your memory for a point in your history or childhood when you had a similar set of feelings. Triggers never go away, they endure. 4. Accept responsibility 5. Discuss how you both might do things differently next time. Contents (Summary) * The Conversations That Matter * Your Date Night * The Four Skills of Intimate Conversation * The Art of Listening * Date 1: Lean on Me: Trust and Commitment * Date 2: Addressing Conflict * Date 3: Let’s Get in On: Sex & Intimacy * Date 4: The Cost of Love: Work & Money * Date 5: Room to Grow: Family * Date 6: Play with Me: Fun & Adventure * Date 7: Something to Believe in: Growth & Spirituality * Date 8: A Lifetime of Love: Dreams * Conclusion: Cherish Each Other * Appendix: More Open-Ended Questions * Bonus Date Night Exercises * Acknowledgments * Endnotes

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,689 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #5 in Dating (Books) #18 in Love & Romance (Books) #23 in Marriage |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (5,407) |
| Dimensions  | 5.75 x 0.88 x 8.4 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1523504463 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1523504466 |
| Item Weight  | 2.31 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | February 5, 2019 |
| Publisher  | Workman Publishing Company |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend to anyone, single or partnered. Very thoughtful, full of variety topics/examples
*by O***K on April 29, 2022*

I really enjoyed this book. For every book, no matter how great, there's always critics or things that don't appeal to some. I'm glad I didn't let those opinions stop me from purchasing this. Even prior to beginning a new relationship recently (my first one in several years after taking time for introspection and personal growth), I've been heavily interested in psychology, esp on relationships/sex. I've read many books on the subject, including at least one other by John Gottman, and still found this book well worth the read. It covers what I believe really are the key conversations that can make or break a healthy, happy, satisfying relationship, and provides a great variety of examples and scientific research for each area of focus. There's short exercises that help individuals get thinking about the topics at a deeper personal level prior to each date which helps make the dates themselves more productive and connective. There's also great instructions and tips, not just on how to keep each conversation positive, healthy, and even fun, but also how to communicate effectively in general. Many are simple things that I'm sure we've all heard at some point—active listening by making eye contact, rephrasing back, and asking questions; keeping an open, non-judging mindset; being kind and understanding to each other; etc—but are summarized together very succinctly and efficiently. The dates themselves (i.e. the topics of focus) are, imo, very thoughtfully laid out as far as order and build well. For example, date 1 begins with Trust & Commitment, a foundation that is necessary in order to make the following dates that cover more sensitive subjects (such as money/work and sex) successful. Additional highly important key points to happy relationships are emphasized throughout the book, such as cherishing each other, showing kindness, and focusing on positive, which align perfectly with my own experience and other research, yet are often overlooked or greatly undervalued by most couples. I appreciated this. I also appreciated that it was stated (and backed with examples/research) that aside from a few specific aspects (such as wanting children or not), differences in couples, such as interests and certain beliefs, does not corelate with level of happiness and satisfaction, and WHY, as well as tips on HOW to connect in these situations. This has been a fear of mine in my own relatively new relationship that is otherwise the happiest, healthiest one I've ever been in and truly see being a lifelong partnership; so I felt so grateful to read this. I loved that the authors also included small actions that can be immediately implimented. Kissing each other goodbye, finding small ways to show appreciation, committing to a dedicated time to be with each other each week, etc. Again, this is likely not new info for anyone who's read other relationship books but I still found it very well said and still found new takeaways in each chapter. I could go on. Highly recommend this book. Whether you're single, newly relationed, or have been together for years, I think everyone could gain something from this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Solid ideas for a lifetime
*by K***L on October 4, 2020*

Date 2: Agree to Disagree The process of repair: 1. Feelings: Each person takes a turn to talk about what they were feeling during the fight: 2. Validate: Each person should talk about how they saw the situation and their perspective about what actually happened in the argument. 3. Triggers. In some regrettable incidents (not all) there are reasons that the conflict has escalated. We call these "triggers." They are old, enduring vulnerabilities that occurred before this relationship began and have left emotional scars that can get activated. When you feel triggered, search your memory for a point in your history or childhood when you had a similar set of feelings. Triggers never go away, they endure. 4. Accept responsibility 5. Discuss how you both might do things differently next time. Contents (Summary) * The Conversations That Matter * Your Date Night * The Four Skills of Intimate Conversation * The Art of Listening * Date 1: Lean on Me: Trust and Commitment * Date 2: Addressing Conflict * Date 3: Let’s Get in On: Sex & Intimacy * Date 4: The Cost of Love: Work & Money * Date 5: Room to Grow: Family * Date 6: Play with Me: Fun & Adventure * Date 7: Something to Believe in: Growth & Spirituality * Date 8: A Lifetime of Love: Dreams * Conclusion: Cherish Each Other * Appendix: More Open-Ended Questions * Bonus Date Night Exercises * Acknowledgments * Endnotes

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Strengthening a Relationship
*by R***G on December 28, 2025*

A practical, thought provoking book that has started to improve the quality of my relationship with my partner for the rest of my life. I realize what a gift it is to be engaged in a relationship that means a lot me.

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