In relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track.

Playful bids and enthusiastic efforts to turn towards each other result in heightened levels of positivity during conflict discussions.

This Gottman repair checklist offers a number of different gentle startups to say to your partner while working toward repair after an argument or disagreement.

Learn the antidotes to the four horsemen when to use them below. Luckily, for every Horseman of the Apocalypse, there is an antidote.

Stave off the relationship apocalypse and its four horsemen using their antidotes, as posited by Dr. John Gottman. Use our template now!