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Living Apart Together: A Unique Path to Marital Happiness, or The Joy of Sharing Lives Without Sharing an Address
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ISBN13: 9781620359013
Publisher: Shepard Publications
Published: Jul 15 2024
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Wise, timely, and truthful . . . There are as many ways of living together as there are people, and it's great that there's at last a book reflecting that with such humour and insight. -- Deborah Moggach, author, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
SPECIAL NOTE! -- ANNE WILL PERSONALLY ANSWER ANY QUESTION OF YOURS AFTER READING THIS BOOK. ASK ON HER WEB SITE, AND YOU'LL NORMALLY HEAR BACK WITHIN HOURS!
You hear many reasons why marriages and long-term relationships break up, but there's one that's seldom acknowledged: Many committed couples would get along better if only they weren't roommates.
But what can they do? They have to share a home, don't they?
What if they chose to defy expectations -- their own and everyone else's? What if they decided to live in separate apartments or houses, nearby or even side-by-side? Wouldn't they avoid many tensions that typically drag couples down? Wouldn't they gain richer and happier times together?
Anne L. Watson and her partner have lived this kind of life successfully for nearly two decades. In this groundbreaking book, she draws on personal experience to reveal the benefits of such an arrangement and tell how you might make it work for yourself. In the end, Anne helps you understand that not all couples need a common residence to live happily ever after.
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Anne L. Watson is the author of a variety of works, including housekeeping manuals, cookbooks, craft books, literary novels, and children's books. She is also retired from a long and honored career as a historic preservation architecture consultant. Anne lives apart together with her husband, fellow author, and publisher, Aaron Shepard, in Bellingham, Washington.
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CONTENTS
The Vow
How We Got Here
Living Room -- Decorating and Entertaining
Kitchen and Dining Room -- Cooking and Eating
Bedroom -- Sleeping and Sex
Bathroom
Housekeeping
Money
Kids
Pets
Expectations
Compromise and Cooperation
Dominance and Deference
Time Alone
Time Together
The Choice
Frequently Asked Questions
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