Research into Gottman method couples therapy has been of poor quality and is insufficient to consider the therapy as evidence-based, despite its popularity.<ref name=pseudo>{{cite book |title=Pseudoscience in Therapy: A Skeptical Field Guide |veditors=Hupp S, Santa Maria CL |chapter=Chapter 20: Couples Discord |vauthors=Alexander EF, Johnson MD |pages=332–333 |year=2023 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781009000611 |doi=10.1017/9781009000611.021 }}</ref>
Some practices to maintain a thriving relationship include building a culture of appreciation and respect, discussing expectations to avoid misunderstanding, developing Rituals of Connection, attuning to your partner, establishing a regular Stress-Reducing Conversation, and accepting and giving forgiveness.
Attuning can be interpreted as an acronym that stands for '''A'''wareness of your partner's emotions, '''T'''urning towards the emotion, '''T'''olerance of two different viewpoints, Trying to '''U'''nderstand your partner, '''N'''on-defensive responses to your partner, and Responding with '''E'''mpathy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gottman |first=John |date=October 29, 2011 |title=John Gottman on Trust and Betrayal |url=https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/john_gottman_on_trust_and_betrayal |access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref>
