All You Need Is Love and Other Lies about Marriage A Proven Strategy to Make Your Marriage Work, from a Leading Couples Therapist

Name: All You Need Is Love and Other Lies about Marriage A Proven Strategy to Make Your Marriage Work, from a Leading Couples Therapist
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ISBN: 9780060509309

ISBN-10: 0060509309

ISBN-13: 9780060509309

Edition: 2004

Authors: John W. Jacobs

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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 3/2/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.93" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

John W. Jacobs, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Manhattan. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine where he teaches couples and family therapy to psychiatric residents. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Truth About Marriage Today: Exploring the Seven Lies





Lie: All You Need Is Love


Truth: Marital Love Is Conditional--Love Is Not Enough for Successful Marriage





Lie: I Talk All the Time; My Spouse Just Doesn't Listen


Truth: Good Communication Is Much More Than Honest Speech





Lie: People Don't Really Change


Truth: Change Is Always Possible, and Little Changes Produce Big Results





Lie: When You Marry, You Create Your Own Family Legacy


Truth: You Bring Your Family into Your Marriage No Matter How Hard You Fight to Keep It Out





Lie: Egalitarian Marriage Is Easier Than Traditional Marriage


Truth: Egalitarian Marriage Allows You to Negotiate Differences More Fairly, but Often with Great Difficulty





Lie: Children Solidify a Marriage


Truth: Your Children Are a Serious Threat to Your Marriage





Lie: The Sexual Revolution Has Made Great Sex Easier Than Ever


Truth: A Media Circus Is in Bed with You, and It's Sabotaging Your Marriage


Afterword: Real Marriage for Real People


Endnotes


Index