Couple Fits: How to Live with the Person You Love

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 attachment relationship—as infants to our mothers—remains with us throughout our lives, and determines our future relationships with others. This book describes the three styles of attachment and provides a self-test so readers are able to determine their own style and their partner's. The authors then give tips for each possible combination of attachment types.Readers will learn:
* The identity of the three attachment styles: Secure, Avoidant, and Ambivalent

• How to communicate with your partner more effectively about your wants and needs, and encourage him/her to do the same

• How to "read" arguments correctly, by recognizing the issues at stake

• How to give negative feedback in a positive way, so that disagreements don't escalate into major fights