Relationship Scripts

Marcus and Sophie had been together for six years. Every Friday night: the same couch, the same show, the same […]

Jamie and Alex have had some version of the same argument for two years. On the surface it shifts —

Rachel gets an apology every Sunday. By Thursday, the same behavior is back. By the following weekend, there’s another apology

Sarah has been replaying Tuesday’s dinner conversation all week. Her best friend made a comment about her career choices —

Chloe found out on a Tuesday. Not through a dramatic confrontation — just a text that came up on his

The Gottman Institute calls stonewalling one of the “Four Horsemen” — communication patterns that reliably predict relationship breakdown. If your

Jamie and Priya were inseparable at 25. By 32, they hadn’t spoken in four months — and neither one could

Lena never asked her partner to text when he got home safe. She just… expected it. After six months she

Researchers consistently find that in-laws rank as one of the top sources of conflict for couples. Yet most people have

55% of people admit to feeling jealous when their partner likes photos of attractive strangers on social media. That stat