Couple Fits: How to Live with the Person You Love

By Andrea Thompson and Evelyn S. Cohen

Attachment theory has generated a lot of press attention recently. But Couple Fits is the first book to apply the principles to building healthier relationships and reducing conflict. Our first attachment relationship--as infants to our mothers--remains with us throughout our lives, and determines our future relationships with others. This book describes the three styles of attachment and provides a self-test so readers are able to determine their own style and their partner's. The authors then give tips for each possible combination of attachment types.Readers will learn: * The identity of the three attachment styles: Secure, Avoidant, and Ambivalent * How to communicate with your partner more effectively about your wants and needs, and encourage him/her to do the same * How to "read" arguments correctly, by recognizing the issues at stake * How to give negative feedback in a positive way, so that disagreements don't escalate into major fights

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399525734
• ISBN13: 9780399525735
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Readable Guide to Couple Relationships

This book nicely balances practical suggestions with a theoretical foundation. The authors help the reader to identify the reasons for a couple's interactions, and offers practical ideas on how to work on issues between partners.They describe three attachment styles--secure, avoidant, and ambivalent and during the course of the book help the reader to move to a more meaningful relationship with his or her partner.Though they are clearly strongly influenced by John Bowlby's attachment theory, they don't hide behind jargon. It is a very pleasant read! I especially liked the "pearls" sprinkled throughout the book.

Couple Fits

Very comprehensive overview on how relationship dynamics operate; provides a framework to demonstrate how different characters can conflict under everyday life. Clear explanations of the 3 major behavioural types & the book proceeds to identify all the different permutations that exists.It works through various case studies under each combination & provides useful tips on how to function 'better' within a long term relationship, yet maintaining your own ethos.This was a very good comfort read for me

very helpful and interesting book

The book is extremely interesting and helpful. It provides an easy-to-follow means to better relationships in an entertaining fashion.