Terms of Service

Last updated October 2026

Welcome to Best Relationship Skills. By accessing or using this website, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site.

About This Site

Best Relationship Skills is written by Marlene Osterhout, a retired school librarian who has been married to Glen for 31 years. We review the tools couples actually use to talk better: marriage and communication books, guided workbooks, couples journals and conversation card decks. Every review comes from using the product together at home, and we say plainly what did not work as well as what did.

Affiliate Disclosure

Best Relationship Skills is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When you click an Amazon link in our content and purchase a qualifying product, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

When You Need More Than a Book

The books, journals and card decks reviewed here are for couples who feel safe with each other and want to communicate better. They are not therapy, and nothing on this site is professional, medical, psychological or legal advice. We are not licensed counselors.

If you are afraid of your partner, if there is any physical violence, threats, stalking or controlling behavior, do not use a communication exercise to work through it. Contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (or text START to 88788), and call 911 if you are in immediate danger.

If you or your partner are thinking about suicide or self-harm, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. For depression, addiction, infidelity recovery or long-standing conflict, a licensed marriage and family therapist can help in ways a product cannot.

Some question decks and journal prompts bring up painful history. It is fine to skip a card, pause a conversation and come back to it another day.

Accuracy

We update product information periodically, but prices, formulations, packaging, and availability change without notice. Always confirm current details on the product's Amazon page before purchasing.

External Links

This site links to Amazon and other third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or practices of any external site.

Intellectual Property

All editorial content on this site, including photos, illustrations, charts, and text, is the property of Best Relationship Skills or its licensors. You may not republish or redistribute it without written permission.

Limitation of Liability

Best Relationship Skills makes no warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content. We are not liable for any loss or damage that may result from using information on this site.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the updated terms.

Contact

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