Couples dancing with the stars

Written on April 8, 2008 by David C. Sarnacki

The Sturgis Journal illustrates what marriage and dancing have in common, putting commitment in perspective.

James and Audora Burg write (excerpt):
The late Paul Pearsall, neuropsychologist and best-selling author of 18 books, noted “Marriage, families, all relationships are more a process of learning the dance rather than finding the right dancer.”
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Individual tastes aside, there are some definite truisms common to healthy marriages. Marriage researcher John Gottman has extensively documented these specific behaviors, a few of which include accepting influence from each other, turning toward each other (instead of away), and soft starts (particularly by women) when discussing areas of conflict.

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