Overview
People today are trying to make their marriages work over longer lives than ever before. But staying married isnāt 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.
āA book of good intentions and helpful advice and a worthy manual for spousesā (Kirkus Reviews), The Rough Patch addresses common problems: money, alcohol and drugs, the stresses of parenthood, sex, extramarital affairs, lovesickness, health, aging, children leaving home, and dealing with elderly parents. Then, de Marneffe offers seasoned wisdom on these difficulties, explaining the psychological, emotional, and relational capacities we must cultivate to overcome them as individuals and as couples. Blending research, interviews, and clinical experience, de Marneffe dives deep into the workings of love and the structures of relationships.
Intimate and always illuminating, The Rough Patch is an essential, compassionate resource for people trying to understand āwhere they areā on the continuum of marriage, giving them a chance to share in other peopleās stories and struggles. āDe Marneffe writes with poetry, wit, and compassion about the necessity of struggle in the quest for true love. Anyone in any relationship at any stage of life could stand to learn from the wisdom in these pagesā (Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of Far from the Tree).
This book title, The Rough Patch (Marriage and the Art of Living Together) - 9781501118937, ISBN: 9781501118937, by Daphne de Marneffe, published by Scribner (May 14, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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