What Smart Couples Know: The Secret to a Happy Relationship

by Patricia Covalt

Some couples just seem to have what it takes, while others clash constantly and struggle to connect. What do these happy couples know? What is their secret? The answer lies in Emotional Intelligence -- the ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions -- and the good news is that it can be learned. What Smart Couples Know presents a unique and realistic program to help couples and individuals develop this all-important skill and in turn create healthy, loving, mutually satisfying relationships. Compassionate, instructive, and inspiring, What Smart Couples Know will help men and * become more self-aware * learn to read their partners’ signals and emotions * express their own feelings more clearly * understand and regulate their own emotions * handle frustration and settle differences in a non-destructive way * break the cycle of blame. Complete with revealing self-tests and constructive exercises, What Smart Couples Know is a groundbreaking book that will help couples everywhere reach their romantic potential.

Genres: Marriage, Philosophy, Self Help

267 pages, Hardcover

First published June 27, 2007

Reviews

[Chloe Slome · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book on a whim after looking through the library’s shelves for a book on helping in relationships and was so pleased with this book. I appreciated how each chapter delves into different topics, and I wrote down lots of things that I felt I could apply to my relationship on how to improve. While I felt I have accomplished the aspects of achieving emotional intelligence, I still was able to take away important tools on helping and communicating in a relationship.