The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (518 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 052595516X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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FINKEL is a professor of psychology and of management and organizations at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the director of the Relationships and Motivation Lab. He has published more than one hundred scholarly papers and has won the most prestigious early career awards in both social psychology and relationship science. ELI J. .
You will definitely want to read this book.” --Carol Dweck, Stanford professor and author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success“If you’ve ever wondered what science has to say about how marriage has changed over time and what makes for a great one, this is the book to read. of Sociology, Director, Program on Social Policy, Johns Hopkins University"No one knows more about the science of relationships than Eli Finkel. This book is bound to spark a conversation. A must-read for anyone interested in building or maintaining a strong marriage."--Jonah Berger, Wharton professor and bestselling author of Contagious and Invisible Influ
(Will your spouse give you that?) Ultimately, this much-needed book delivers practical advice for immediate action as well as long-term strategies: seven "love hacks" that take little time or reflection; four categories of how to channel greater levels of effort; and three ways of recalibrating the marriage so expectations match reality—and happiness can flourish.. From 1850 to 1965, the purpose revolved around love and companionship. Nowadays, marriage is all about self-discovery, self-esteem, and personal growth. Indeed, they are the best marriages the world has ever known. Still, the quality of the average marriage is in decline. This book reverse engineers the best marriages—from the "traditional" to the utterly nontraditional—showing how any marriage can be better. The structure of modern successful marriages is revealed in thisinspiring and useful new perspective on the most important relationship a human being can have. The institution of marriage in America is struggling. Why do some celebrity marriages work and others don't? Finkel provides insight into the lives of household names such as Elizabet