John Gottman is a renowned relationship expert who has studied many couples in his love lab. He boasts of his ability to predict with 91% accuracy those who stay married and those that end in divorce by observing how couples communicate and interact with one another.

A couple’s ability to communicate is obviously foundational to a healthy  marriage. Gottman would say there are 4 communication styles that often lead to the end of marriage because of the damage it inflicts on couples.