The types were identified by Harold Raush, author of Communication, Conflict and Marriage, and John Gottman, PhD of the Gottman Institute and the well-known “Love Lab.”

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5 Types of Married Couples
Married couples have been sorted into 5 basic
types according to the way they interact.
The types were identified by Harold Raush,
author of Communication, Conflict and
Marriage, and John Gottman , PhD of the
Gottman Institute and the well-known “Love Lab.”
Here are the 5 types of married couples as
indicated by Raush and Gottman:
1. Conflict Avoiders
2. Volatile Couples
3. Validating Couples
4. Hostile Couples
5. Hostile-Detached Couples
Conflict-Avoiding, Volatile, and Validating couples generally are happy in their
marriages and unlikely to divorce. Hostile married couples aren’t happy, yet are also
unlikely to divorce.
On the flip side, Hostile-Detached married couples aren’t happy and may well be
headed for divorce.
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