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Sandoval, Dr. Pia

 
9783565562282: Ask Better Questions of Your Wife: Curiosity as the Antidote to Twenty Years of Assumption

Synopsis

For couples married twenty years, a dangerous certainty can take root. Partners believe they know everything about each other, from coffee orders to childhood fears. But what if this deep reservoir of shared history is not a bridge, but a wall? Drawing on landmark psychological studies, including Kenneth Savitsky’s “closeness-communication bias” and the “End of History Illusion,” this book chronicles a quiet crisis in long-term love: the slow suffocation of curiosity. Dr. Pia Sandoval reveals how the brain’s quest for efficiency leads partners to interact not with the living, breathing person before them, but with an outdated mental avatar frozen in time. This empathic accuracy deficit creates a profound sense of isolation, where a spouse can feel completely unseen in their own home. The very intimacy that once drew a couple together becomes the mechanism that drives them apart. This investigation uncovers the neurological and psychological forces that replace observation with assumption. It offers a powerful antidote: the art of the perpetual interview. Discover how to dismantle the illusion of knowing and meet the person your wife has become today.

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