The Man's Guide to Women Quotes

“You live longer if you are married or have a long-term partner. She lives longer if she has female friends. You live longer if she lives longer. Encourage her female friendships.”
― John Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Approximately 40 percent of the time, when a woman brings up an issue, men have no clue what she is talking about. We”
― John Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“We’re not suggesting you be overly contrived about this and don’t want you to be flipping your hair back if she’s flipping hers. Just pay attention to her words and her body language, and you’ll start getting the social bonding going.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“news flash: Men, you have the power to make or break a relationship.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“What is the number one thing that women are looking for in a man? Six-pack abs? Six-figure bank account? A tall, handsome man riding a white horse? No, no, and no. The number one thing women look for is simply this: trustworthiness.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Trait women want most: trustworthiness. Trust is built through: emotional connection. Emotional connection is created through: attunement. Therefore, emotional attunement = trustworthiness.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“A hallmark of domestic violence is a man feeling threatened by a woman’s friends and attempting to control or limit a woman’s social contacts, or to isolate her socially.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Which scientific puzzle confounds the genius of Hawking? “Women,” he said. “They are a complete mystery.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“To find your fundamental frequency, stand in the shower and use your thumb and index finger to lightly pinch the bridge of your nose. Now hum, varying the frequency. Your fundamental frequency causes the bones of your nose to vibrate the most. Actors use this pitch range to project in a theater without causing voice strain.”
― John Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Since humans first lived in caves and in tribes”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO BUY A PAIR OF SHOES? (Understanding the Evolutionary Importance of Shopping)”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Fathers turn out to be the most critical factor in the health and success of children across a wide range of influences. When fathers are not involved with their kids, there’s a five times greater likelihood that the kids will live in poverty, a three times greater likelihood that they’ll fail in school, and a two times greater likelihood that they will have emotional and behavioral problems, use drugs, get involved in crime, or commit suicide.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Another important hormone to be aware of is testosterone. And as we mentioned previously, testosterone is not the sole property of men. It is actually the engine of sexual desire in both men and women, but men have on average 10 to 100 times more testosterone than women do.”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want

“Notice that we said pheromones are going to make a woman feel an attraction to you, not tear off her clothes in a fit of uncontrollable lust that makes her want to climb you like a tree. No”
― John M. Gottman, The Man's Guide to Women: Scientifically Proven Secrets from the Love Lab About What Women Really Want