In this startlingly uncensored look inside a marriage therapist's office, Mark O'Connell shows us why its is worthwhile to grapple with our often unrealistic expectations of marriage, and to make the hard decision to stay together.
Through revealing anecdotes, readers will meet couples who have faced problems similar to their own--long held bitterness, diminished sexuality, infidelity, and more. And they'll learn about eight intimate resolutions--from having real sex to forgiving and giving thanks--that can help them to make their relationships better.
Even more important, THE MARRIAGE BENEFIT offers a radical answer to an age-old question: why stay married? Our intimate relationships can teach us to know ourselves, to love more deeply, to become more generous and less self-centered, and thus, to become our best selves and live a richer life.
- ISBN10 0446699942
- ISBN13 9780446699945
- Publish Date 3 August 2009 (first published 21 July 2008)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 25 February 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Grand Central Publishing
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English