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John Gottman looks at how trust shapes love. He argues that those who study trust can measure it. Couples can also build trust. Its presence or loss can help love grow or fade. This book gives hands-on help based on psychology. It is for couples who seek bonds that last. It also serves therapists who work with those couples.

Gottman draws on forty years of research with his team. They studied couples in the lab. They used maths and statistics in their work. He points to his success at predicting divorce rates. He cites this as proof that his methods work. Gottman is a clinical psychologist. He is also a professor emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The book's core is emotional attunement. This means how partners tune into each other's feelings. Gottman shows how this can shape the feelings they share. His approach aims to help them feel close again. It also seeks to help them regain respect. He explores how they can show affection, too. Conflict need not weaken their bond. They can use it to make that bond stronger.