Marriage In Motion The Natural Ebb & Flow Of Lasting Relationships

by Schwartz, Richard; Olds, Jacqueline

• ISBN13: 9780738208305
• ISBN10: 0738208302
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-13
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Summary

Psychiatrists Richard Schwartz and Jacqueline Olds show the reader how to harness the natural rhythms of a relationship to ensure a strong, enduring marriage.

Author Biography

Richard S. Schwartz is an adult psychiatrist and associate clinical professor at Harvard Medical School; Jacqueline Olds is a child and adult psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School. They both teach within the Massachussetts General Hospital-McLean Hospital Combined Residency Programs. Married to each other and with two children in college, they each maintain a private practice in Cambridge, Massachussets, Their website address is www.marriageinmotion.com.

Table of Contents

Authors' Note	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction: Preserving Love	xiii
Tidal Drift: Charting the Course of Real Romance	1	(18)
When Drift Goes Unchecked: From Cycles of Closeness to Permanent Estrangement	19	(16)
Whirlpools of Temptation and Jealousy: But King Solomon Loved Many Strange Women	35	(18)
Typical Early Milestones: Falling in Love, Marrying, and Having Babies	53	(22)
After the First Decade: The Middle Years of Marriage	75	(20)
The Comforts (and Discomforts) of Age: Marriage in the Later Years	95	(18)
Covenants That Limit Drift: Marriage, Parenthood, and Other Family Obligations	113	(14)
From Casanova to Canute: Character Types That Fight the Tides	127	(18)
Friendships and Marriages: Risks and Rewards	145	(22)
The Grass Is Always Greener (On the Other Shore)	167	(10)
When Divorce Seems Imminent	177	(14)
Concluding Fears and Hopes	191	(6)
Notes	197	(10)
Index	207