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Suggested Reading
Gottman, The Relationship Cure.
Kehoe, Communication in Everyday Life.
Exercises
1. ReÀ ect on your family or an important relationship in your life. Does it
feel well connected or distanced? What do you think is the positive-to-
negative connect talk ratio in your relationship? Is it as high as 5:1?
2. Can you call up somebody just to say hi or call together your family
just to have a meal? If you haven’t done that for a while, consider doing
it soon. Remember, connect talk is about nothing in particular, and it’s
about everything.
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