From a leading clinical psychologist who has counseled couples and individuals for decades, a wise, radical, and optimistic approach to marriage that promises compatibility between an individuals development and the often relentless demands of a relationship.
People today are trying to make their marriages work over longer lives than ever beforefor their childrens health and well-being, and for their own. Indeed, among the college-educated, divorce rates have declined. But staying married isnt always easy. In the brilliant, transformative, and optimistic The Rough Patch, clinical psychologist Daphne de Marneffe explores the extraordinary pushes and pulls of midlife marriage, where our need to develop as individuals can crash headlong into the demands of our relationships.
The Rough Patch is divided into chapters that address key problems that challenge marriages: money, alcohol and drugs, the stresses of parenthood, sex, extramarital affairs, lovesickness, health, aging, children leaving home, and dealing with elderly parents.
Blending research, interviews, and clinical experience, and writing with uncommon insight into the daily behaviors of men and women, de Marneffe dives deep into the workings of love and the structures of relationships. Every reader will find himself or herself in these pages.
Intimate and sometimes gritty, The Rough Patch is an essential, compassionate resource for people trying to understand where they are on the continuum of marriage, giving them a chance to share in other peoples stories and struggles. With humor and deep seriousness, de Marneffe helps men and women understand themselves in order to move in the direction were all trying to go: a life lived with integrity, vitality, and love.
Product details:
Publisher : Scribner
Language: English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 1501118919
ISBN-13 : 978-1501118913
Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches