The Secrets of Exceptional Couples Revealed!

Last updated on: October 22, 2013 at 8:12 am by Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

The Secrets of Exceptional Couples Revealed! 2013-10-22T08:12:09-05:00 Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

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The Christophers website shares some thoughts from my book on what it takes to have an exceptional marriage.

For any marriage to work, spouses have to step into it with one absolute in mind: no matter what, we stay together. From that place of certainty and security, couples can navigate the rough spots and know that they will come out safely on the other side.

So what’s the secret to a truly happy marriage? Therapist Gregory Popcak set out to answer that question in his book “The Exceptional Seven Percent: Nine Secrets of the World’s Happiest Couples.”

“Every couple’s marriage revolves around a theme, that thing to which a couple gives most of their time and emotional energy. For example, most conventional couples build their lives and marriages around either securing their basic needs, maintaining companionship and security, or finding each other’s place in the world, investing heavily in careers and social roles,” writes Popcak.

“Exceptional couples, on the other hand, while concerned with all of these to some degree, spend most of their energy working together to pursue the development of…. READ MORE

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