11 Must-Reads If You’re In A New Relationship

What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love, And Marriage

Training a spouse to learn good habits is not as difficult as it sounds. This hilarious and honest essay by Amy Sutherland published in Modern Love in The New York Times describes the similarities between training animals and teaching spouses to learn new habits. She explains techniques like the ‘least reinforcing syndrome’ used by dolphin trainers and effectively uses the technique to reduce her own husband’s temper. She describes molding other aspects of her husband’s behavior and personality using various other techniques. In the end, her quick-learning husband picks up a technique himself and effectively uses it on the author.