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The Mental Divorce | Dr. John Gottman

By John Gottman — 2010

The ability to accept influence is critical for solving difficult problems in relationships. In this clip Dr. Gottman explains what happens when partners cannot accept influence from each other. Fortunately, there are ways to talk and build trust enough to learn how to do this.

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ADD in Intimate Relationships: A Comprehensive Guide for Couples

This book may save marriages that would ordinarily end in divorce and will create happier, healthier loves for couples who previously felt destined to live together in misery.

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Daniel G. Amen
2005
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“What I Love About My Wife with ADHD”

I asked my amazingly wonderful, devastatingly handsome, most level-headed, even-tempered, fiscally responsible, strategically thinking, husband to write about some of the positive aspects of being married to someone with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). Here’s what he said.

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Jessica Jurkovic
2020
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From Love Bombing to Boredom: Is ADHD to Blame for Mercurial Relationship Cycles?

Hyperfocus on a new relationship and partner — showering them with gifts and attention — may be mistaken for love bombing, especially when the heat begins to cool.

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ADDitude Editors
2021
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ADHD Complicates Romance

Relationships can be challenging in the best of circumstances – add ADHD to the relationship and it can become downright difficult. Misunderstandings can lead to frustration and, if unresolved, resentment. ADHD symptoms create significantly more stress for the couple.

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CHADD
2017
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ADHD and Relationships

If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.

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Hope Cristol
2021
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Have a Partner with ADHD? 10 Ways to Offer Support

Here are 10 ways to offer healthy support without draining yourself or neglecting your own needs, whether you’re in a long-term relationship or just stared dating someone with ADHD.

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Crystal Raypole
2021
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A.D.H.D. Can Strain Relationships. Here’s How Couples Cope.

The symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can push couples to their breaking point, but there is hope for those willing to seek help.

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Christina Caron
2022
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The Highs and Lows of Finding Love on the Spectrum

Not surprisingly, the romantic lives of autistic adults are just like those of neurotypical adults: never easy.

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Jen Malia
2021
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The Couple’s Guide to Thriving with ADHD

More and more often, adults are realizing that the reason they are struggling so much in their relationship is that they are impacted by previously undiagnosed adult ADHD. Learning how to interact around ADHD symptoms is often the difference between joy together and chronic anger and frustration.

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Melissa Orlov, Nancie Kohlenberger
2024
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ADHD & Us: A Couple’s Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD

Navigating adult ADHD in your relationship―simple, effective strategies to strengthen your commitment Communicating and thriving in a neurodiverse relationship is possible.

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Anita Robertson
2020
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