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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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.