For Better: How the Surprising Science of Happy Couples Can Help Your Marriage Succeed

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Penguin, 6 de mai. de 2010 - 368 páginas
“The most credible and interesting marital self-help book of all time.”—Newsweek

Editor of The Washington Post's Wellness Department and former New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope is one of the most popular and e-mailed journalists in the nation. In this eye-opening—and ultimately optimistic—look at marriage today, Parker-Pope reveals the heart behind the statistics to bust the myths and share the true secrets to marital happiness.

Among her surprising findings:
• most marriages today are succeeding
• newlywed couples who don't fight are at a higher risk for divorce than those who do
• how couples divide household chores influences how often they have sex

Whatever their stage of life or marital status, readers will be fascinated and buoyed by this classic in the making.
 

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Title Page
The Science of Commitment
Flirting Attraction and Chemical
What Really Happens in the Marriage
How Does Marriage Impact Your
Diagnosing the Health of
Marital Spats and the Rules
How to Care for Your Marriage
When Money Problems Become
Overcoming Gender Roles and Power
Assessing Your Risk for Divorce
A Prescription for Marital
Acknowledgements
NOTES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Sobre o autor (2010)

Tara Parker-Pope is the editor of The Washington Post's Wellness Department and the former author and founding editor of the "Well" blog for The New York Times. She appears regularly on radio and television, including Today, Good Morning America, and CNN.

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