The rough patch
Subtitle: marriage, midlife, and the art of living together
By: Daphne de Marneffe, PhD
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781501118913
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Couples; Interpersonal relations; Marriage; Psychology; Psychological aspects; Midlife crisis
Description: "A wise, radical, and optimistic approach to marriage, from a leading clinical psychologist who has counseled couples and individuals for decades"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-333) and index.
Table of contents: title: The rough patch: an introduction; title: A brief history of the midlife crisis; title: Feeling close, in love and sex; title: Marriage as a story; title: Affairs, flirting, and fantasy: they're never about nothing; title: Alcohol and other attempted escapes; title: Money: the knife in the drawer; title: Lovesickness and longing: putting them to use; title: Body, health, and age: the stakes only get higher; title: The empty nest: children, parents, and the turning of the generations; title: Staying or leaving; title: Love is a conversation.