A SKEPTIC MAKES PEACE WITH MARRIAGE

Told with Gilbert’s trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, the book attempts to turn on all the lights when it comes to matrimony frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks, and humbling responsibility. Myths are debunked; fears are unthreaded; historical perspective is sought and romantic fantasies are ultimately exchange for vital emotional compromises. In the end the book becomes a kind of celebration of love with all the complexities and consequences that real love in the real world would always entail.