14. Finding Your Perfect Match: What Does Modern Research Say? What Does the Bible Say?

In this episode: I discuss with Grandma Clair three things that predict successful relationships and marriages. From The Gottman Institute: https://www.gottman.com/ · The Magic Relationship Ratio (used in Podcast) https://youtu.be/Xw9SE315GtA · Four horsemen https://youtu.be/1o30Ps-_8is · “Bids” https://www.gottman.com/blog/turn-toward-instead-of-away/ · Singles newsletter https://www.gottman.com/singles-newsletter/ 12 Year Study of same-sex relationships: · https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-12-year-study/ · https://www.gottman.com/blog/what-makes-same-sex-relationships-succeed-or-fail/ Smiling · https://marriagecounselingblog.com/marriage-counseling/6-of-the-most-interesting-research-studies-about-love-and-marriage/ · https://youtu.be/jp42DM0x1Fc · http://tiny.cc/Smile2 · http://tiny.cc/Smile3 · http://tiny.cc/Smile4 · http://tiny.cc/Smile5 First date questions: https://www.scienceofpeople.com/first-date-questions/ Marriages from online dating: https://www.science.org/content/article/online-dating-really-can-lead-love Psychopathy (Don’t Marry) · https://www.mha-em.org/im-looking-for/mental-health-knowledge-base/conditions/127-psychopathy-vs-sociopathy · https://www.bikellaw.com/blog/37/is-your-husband-a-psychopath/ Gratitude · http://tiny.cc/Thanks1 · http://tiny.cc/Thanks2 The Power of saying: “thank you” in marriages · https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/10/151021170814.htm · https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-gratitude-marital-happiness-balancing-act-heidi-stevens-20151028-column.html Top things couples fight about https://www.inc.com/melanie-curtin/the-10-things-every-couple-will-fight-about-at-some-point.html Scripture used in this episode · Proverbs 15: 30 · Galatians 5: 22-23 · Matthew 25: 40 · Ephesians 4: 29 · 1 Peter 3: 10 · 1 Thessalonians 5: 11 #Marriage #Dating #Christian #Research #Love