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

"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.

Author: Tara Parker-Pope
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 04/26/2011
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780452297104
ISBN10: 0452297109
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships
- Social Science | Sociology | Marriage & Family
- Psychology | Interpersonal Relations

About the Author
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.