If you knew that researchers had discovered a characteristic that dooms relationships, you’d do everything in your power to avoid developing that trait, right?
Well, they have.
Marriage researcher, Dr John Gottman, a well-known psychologist who has written many books about marriage and relationships, has compiled years of research and identified traits that ruin relationships.
The worst of these detrimental traits is the antithesis of kindness and generosity: contempt. Contempt can be defined as lack of respect — regarding something as worthless or inferior.