The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together

The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together

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 individualâ€™s development and the often relentless demands of a relationship.

People today are trying to make their marriages work over longer lives than ever beforeâ€”for their childrenâ€™s health and well-being, and for their own. Indeed, among the college-educated, divorce rates have declined. But staying married isnâ€™t 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.

De Marneffe offers readers seasoned wisdom on these difficulties, addressing the psychological, emotional, and relational capacities we must cultivate to overcome them as individuals and as couples. 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 â€œwhere they areâ€ on the continuum of marriage, giving them a chance to share in other peopleâ€™s stories and struggles. With humor and deep seriousness, de Marneffe helps men and women understand themselves in order to move in the direction weâ€™re all trying to go: a life lived with integrity, vitality, and love.
Country USA
Brand Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501118913
ReleaseDate 2018-01-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501118913

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner Book Company
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501118913
ReleaseDate	2018-01-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501118913

The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together

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