A good and concise instruction to staying together that draws about scientific findings, professional advice, and years in the marital trenches to explain why marriage is better for your health, your finances, your children, and your happiness

Like you, probably, Belinda Luscombe would prefer to experienced her eyes put out than browse a reserve about marriage; each of them seemed filled with information that was apparent, useless, or bad. Plus they had been boring. But after covering the romantic relationship beat for Period magazine for ten years, about Marriageology: The Artwork and Science of Staying Collectively she realized there is a surprisingly upbeat and little-known story to inform about the advantages of staying jointly for the long term. Casting a witty, candid, and probing attention on the latest behavioral science, Luscombe has created a brand new and persuasive statement on the state of our unions, how they’ve transformed from the marriages of our parents’ era, and what those adjustments suggest for the pleasure of this most seductive and essential of our relationships.

In Marriageology Luscombe examines the six major fault lines that may fracture contemporary marriages, also known as the F-words: familiarity, fighting, budget, family, fooling around, and acquiring help. She presents information, debunks myths, and provides a fascinating mix of study, anecdotes, and knowledge from a wide range of approaches-from how correctly dividing up tasks can lead to an improved sex life to the advantages of fighting together with your spouse (though not in the automobile) to whether or not to tell your lover that you dropped $70,000. (The last you are from firsthand knowledge.)

Marriageology offers simple, actionable, maybe even borderline fun techniques and tips to try, whether the relationship involved is about to conk out or simply needs a small grease and an oil change. The best news of most can be that sticking jointly is simpler than it appears.

Compliment for Marriageology

“Drawn from what she learned covering the relationship defeat for Time, Luscombe’s how-not-to-split-up manual is witty and sensible.”-People

“People are even now getting married, and this book is here to greatly help . . A warm and companionable volume . . . [Luscombe has a] wry touch, a gift for scene-setting, and an endearingly actually temper.”-The New Yorker

“Few things are more important compared to the quality of our relationships-and especially the main one we build with our life partners. Belinda Luscombe has written a smart and funny book to greatly help anyone work toward a stronger and more satisfying relationship.”-Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook and founder of LeanIn and OptionB