For Better, Tara ParkerPope
For Better, Tara ParkerPope
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For Better
The Science of a Good Marriage

Author: Tara Parker-Pope

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2010


Synopsis

We’ve all heard the statistic: Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce. It’s enough to make many couples give up when the going gets rough, thinking that’s what everybody else does. But what if it weren’t true? What if, in fact, it’s not only possible but often easier than you think to save a seemingly troubled relationship? These are the questions leading New York Times blogger Tara Parker-Pope asked herself after her own divorce. An investigative journalist on the health and wellness beat, she turned to some of the top biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and other scientists for the facts about marriage and divorce.

Those facts were more positive and provocative than she’d ever expected, and For Better offers page after page of astonishing, eye-opening good news. Parker-Pope presents the science behind why some marriages work and others don’t; the biology behind why some spouses cheat and others remain faithful; the best diagnostic tools created by the most cutting-edge psychologists to assess the probability of success in getting married, staying married, or remarrying. There are questionnaires to uncover potentially damaging hidden attitudes toward spouses. There are tools to show the impact of routine, fresh activity and how small adjustments can make a huge difference. Tara Parker-Pope’s genius is for exploring the science behind the big issues that affect our lives every day and translating that science into advice that we can use—every day.

For Better is the definitive guide to the most profound relationship of our lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara on July 25, 2010

What do the mating habits of animals have to do with people? I skipped this chapter because it seriously annoyed me. There is much more interesting information later in the book, and starting with this almost made me skip the whole book. Sometimes this book is a 5, and sometimes it is a 1. Good things......more

Goodreads review by Kirsti on June 03, 2016

The most interesting thing I learned: How a couple behaves in good times affects their rate of divorce just as much as how they behave in bad times. Things I already knew but were worth hearing again: five of the ten most stressful life events are related to marriage; positive events can be stressful......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 22, 2015

This is a book about marriage. Duh. Most marriages start out pretty much the same - full of hope and love and dreams. So what happens? Why do half of all marriages end in divorce? (Or do they? That's one myth this book dispels!) What comes between couples, and how can you eliminate the problems and h......more

Goodreads review by Chris on October 08, 2021

What does it take to maintain a healthy marriage? Here's my attempt to summarize what I read: 1. Be kind. 5 positive comments for every negative comment. 2. Soften the first 3 minutes of arguments. Conflict is healthy, but fight well. 3. Change things up. Seek excitement together. 4. Kids put strain on......more