Why Marriages Succeed or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last John Gottman, Ph.D. One of the reasons the rookie is so dreamy, to me at least, is that he really appreciates Cassie. John Gottman is a researcher who looks at what marriages need to thrive, and one of the many things he talks about is creating a “culture of appreciation” in a relationship—where partners focus on and savor the things about each other that they love. I thought about this book when I was writing the rookie. I wanted him to be an absolute genius at the act of appreciation—for Cassie’s sake, if nothing else.
