Love Maps
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Gottman's term for the detailed mental map you maintain of your partner's inner world — their dreams, fears, stresses, preferences, history, and goals.
Gottman's term for the detailed mental map you maintain of your partner's inner world — their dreams, fears, stresses, preferences, history, and goals. Couples with rich love maps handle stress and conflict far better. Updating them regularly (asking open-ended questions, being curious) is one of the simplest relationship practices.
Origin
John Gottman
Sources
- The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work — John Gottman, 1999