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Wellness
by Nathan Hill • 2023
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
3.97
84k+
Wellness Summary
Wellness 90%
Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.
by Nathan Hill 2023
3.97
84k+ ratings
The 80/80 Marriage
by Nate Klemp • 2021
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
3.90
3k+
The 80/80 Marriage Summary
The 80/80 Marriage 89%
The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.
by Nate Klemp 2021
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Days of Abandonment
by Elena Ferrante • 2002
Her husband leaves. A woman descends into fury, grief, and the raw fight to reclaim herself.
3.86
60k+
The Days of Abandonment Summary
The Days of Abandonment 89%
Her husband leaves. A woman descends into fury, grief, and the raw fight to reclaim herself.
by Elena Ferrante 2002
3.86
60k+ ratings
The Course of Love
by Alain de Botton • 2016
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
4.01
50k+
The Course of Love Summary
The Course of Love 89%
An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.
by Alain de Botton 2016
4.01
50k+ ratings
Married Roommates
by Talia Wagner • 2019
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
4.1
126
Married Roommates Summary
Married Roommates 89%
Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.
by Talia Wagner 2019
4.1
126 ratings
The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman • 1990
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
4.28
484k+
The 5 Love Languages Summary
The 5 Love Languages 89%
Your spouse's complaints are a map. Five love languages. You've been speaking yours, not theirs.
by Gary Chapman 1990
4.28
484k+ ratings
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition
by Gary Chapman • 2013
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
4.33
2k+
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary
The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 89%
Your spouse doesn't feel loved the way you show it. The fix that works through deployments.
by Gary Chapman 2013
4.33
2k+ ratings
Courtship After Marriage
by Zig Ziglar • 1990
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
4.04
274
Courtship After Marriage Summary
Courtship After Marriage 89%
Why the chase shouldn't end at 'I do': building a marriage that stays romantic for decades.
by Zig Ziglar 1990
4.04
274 ratings
Rebound
by Sadie Kincaid • 2025
Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?
4.13
18k+
Rebound Summary
Rebound 89%
Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?
by Sadie Kincaid 2025
4.13
18k+ ratings
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay
by Mira Kirshenbaum • 1996
Stuck between staying and leaving? Diagnostic questions that answer what love alone cannot.
4.19
4k+
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay Summary
Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay 89%
Stuck between staying and leaving? Diagnostic questions that answer what love alone cannot.
by Mira Kirshenbaum 1996
4.19
4k+ ratings
'Til Stress Do Us Part
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
4.12
226
'Til Stress Do Us Part Summary
'Til Stress Do Us Part 88%
Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.
by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024
4.12
226 ratings
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage
by John M. Gottman • 2006
Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.
4.15
1k+
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage Summary
Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage 88%
Ten research-backed practices that protect a marriage from the habits that slowly unravel it.
by John M. Gottman 2006
4.15
1k+ ratings
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It
by Patricia Love • 2007
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
3.94
2k+
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 88%
Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.
by Patricia Love 2007
3.94
2k+ ratings
This Is How Your Marriage Ends
by Matthew Fray • 2022
Your marriage is dying from a thousand tiny dismissals you don't notice you're making.
4.01
3k+
This Is How Your Marriage Ends Summary
This Is How Your Marriage Ends 88%
Your marriage is dying from a thousand tiny dismissals you don't notice you're making.
by Matthew Fray 2022
4.01
3k+ ratings
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away
by Gary Chapman • 2018
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
3.92
1k+
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away Summary
Loving Your Spouse When You Feel Like Walking Away 88%
More options than misery or divorce: how one person's choices can change a marriage.
by Gary Chapman 2018
3.92
1k+ ratings
Second Chance at a Great Relationship
by Dr. Dean Dorman • 2012
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
Second Chance at a Great Relationship Summary
Second Chance at a Great Relationship 88%
A psychologist's plan to reverse the resentment that builds when couples avoid small conflicts.
by Dr. Dean Dorman 2012
Committed
by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2009
A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.
3.45
56k+
Committed Summary
Committed 88%
A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.
by Elizabeth Gilbert 2009
3.45
56k+ ratings
Should You Leave?
by Peter D. Kramer • 1997
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
3.99
149
Should You Leave? Summary
Should You Leave? 88%
Five therapy traditions, five lenses on your relationship doubt. None of them is a formula.
by Peter D. Kramer 1997
3.99
149 ratings
The 5 Love Languages for Men
by Gary Chapman • 2004
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
4.26
4k+
The 5 Love Languages for Men Summary
The 5 Love Languages for Men 88%
Her repeated complaint isn't nagging. It's the clue to how she actually feels loved.
by Gary Chapman 2004
4.26
4k+ ratings
Relationship Grit
by Jon Gordon • 2020
Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.
4.19
319
Relationship Grit Summary
Relationship Grit 88%
Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.
by Jon Gordon 2020
4.19
319 ratings
Three Days in June
by Anne Tyler • 2025
At her daughter's wedding, Gail faces the ex-husband she betrayed and a secret she buried.
3.59
126k+
Three Days in June Summary
Three Days in June 88%
At her daughter's wedding, Gail faces the ex-husband she betrayed and a secret she buried.
by Anne Tyler 2025
3.59
126k+ ratings
Husbandry
by Stephen Fried • 2007
Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.
2.83
124
Husbandry Summary
Husbandry 88%
Why trusting with money is riskier than trusting with feelings, and other marital dispatches.
by Stephen Fried 2007
2.83
124 ratings
Standard Deviation
by Katherine Heiny • 2017
Graham married Audra for her warmth. Twelve years later, their apartment still has no quiet corners.
3.59
20k+
Standard Deviation Summary
Standard Deviation 88%
Graham married Audra for her warmth. Twelve years later, their apartment still has no quiet corners.
by Katherine Heiny 2017
3.59
20k+ ratings
Communication in Marriage
by Marcus Kusi • 2015
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
3.86
268
Communication in Marriage Summary
Communication in Marriage 88%
Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.
by Marcus Kusi 2015
3.86
268 ratings
NW
by Zadie Smith • 2012
Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.
3.48
46k+
NW Summary
NW 88%
Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.
by Zadie Smith 2012
3.48
46k+ ratings
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
by Jancee Dunn • 2017
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
4.06
15k+
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Summary
How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids 88%
When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.
by Jancee Dunn 2017
4.06
15k+ ratings
Relationship Rescue
by Phillip C. McGraw • 2000
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
3.65
1k+
Relationship Rescue Summary
Relationship Rescue 88%
Your relationship will never be fixed, so here's how to manage it before it falls apart.
by Phillip C. McGraw 2000
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands
by Laura Schlessinger • 2003
Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.
3.72
19k+
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Summary
The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands 88%
Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.
by Laura Schlessinger 2003
3.72
19k+ ratings
How to Stay in Love
by James J. Sexton • 2018
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
4.21
4k+
How to Stay in Love Summary
How to Stay in Love 88%
Cheating and money fights are symptoms. A divorce lawyer reveals what actually ends marriages.
by James J. Sexton 2018
4.21
4k+ ratings
Kill Your Darlings
by Peter Swanson • 2025
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
3.30
14k+
Kill Your Darlings Summary
Kill Your Darlings 88%
Wendy and Thom killed her first husband. Now their marriage is the next crime scene.
by Peter Swanson 2025
3.30
14k+ ratings
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman
by Brainy Book Reviews • 2013
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
4.25
115
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary
The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman 88%
Your affection misses every time. Five emotional channels exist; your partner is tuned to only one.
by Brainy Book Reviews 2013
4.25
115 ratings
His Needs, Her Needs
by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1986
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
4.11
23k+
His Needs, Her Needs Summary
His Needs, Her Needs 88%
Your marriage runs on a hidden scoreboard. Affairs begin when your spouse's balance hits zero.
by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1986
4.11
23k+ ratings
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman • 2008
Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.
4.31
5k+
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages Summary
The Heart of the 5 Love Languages 88%
Your partner has an emotional language you never learned. The diagnostic for finding it.
by Gary Chapman 2008
4.31
5k+ ratings
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors
by Les Parrott III • 2006
Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.
3.64
11
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors Summary
51 Creative Ideas for Marriage Mentors 88%
Fifty-one exercises that move marriage mentoring from good advice to real change.
by Les Parrott III 2006
3.64
11 ratings
Strangers
by Belle Burden • 2026
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
4.15
233k+
Strangers Summary
Strangers 88%
A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.
by Belle Burden 2026
4.15
233k+ ratings
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love
by Nancy Dreyfus • 1994
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
3.80
797
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love Summary
Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love 88%
Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.
by Nancy Dreyfus 1994
3.80
797 ratings
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
by John M. Gottman • 1999
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
4.26
36k+
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Summary
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 88%
What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.
by John M. Gottman 1999
4.26
36k+ ratings
Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited
by Juli Slattery • 2010
A Christian wife's power lies in her husband's deepest needs. Unlock the intimacy you crave.
4.38
1k+
Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited Summary
Finding the Hero in Your Husband, Revisited 88%
A Christian wife's power lies in her husband's deepest needs. Unlock the intimacy you crave.
by Juli Slattery 2010
4.38
1k+ ratings
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage
by Mark Gungor • 2008
Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.
4.10
872
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Summary
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage 88%
Soul mates don't exist. The real marriage secret? Learning to laugh at the brain you married.
by Mark Gungor 2008
4.10
872 ratings
Fight Right
by Julie Schwartz Gottman • 2024
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
4.52
6k+
Fight Right Summary
Fight Right 88%
Most fights are forever. The research playbook for having them without wrecking each other.
by Julie Schwartz Gottman 2024
4.52
6k+ ratings
Private Lies
by Frank Pittman • 1989
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
4.01
76
Private Lies Summary
Private Lies 88%
The affair is not the sex. It's the secret. And the secret is a power play.
by Frank Pittman 1989
4.01
76 ratings
The Four Seasons of Marriage
by Gary Chapman • 2005
All marriages cycle through seasons. The diagnostic, the skills, the path from cold to warm.
3.94
3k+
The Four Seasons of Marriage Summary
The Four Seasons of Marriage 88%
All marriages cycle through seasons. The diagnostic, the skills, the path from cold to warm.
by Gary Chapman 2005
3.94
3k+ ratings
The Arrangement
by Kiersten Modglin • 2021
An open marriage to save the relationship. An obsessive date. A body under the porch.
4.06
140k+
The Arrangement Summary
The Arrangement 88%
An open marriage to save the relationship. An obsessive date. A body under the porch.
by Kiersten Modglin 2021
4.06
140k+ ratings
Created for Connection
by Sue Johnson • 2016
Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.
4.21
630
Created for Connection Summary
Created for Connection 88%
Attachment science for Christian couples: the conversations that end repeating fights for good.
by Sue Johnson 2016
4.21
630 ratings
Love and Respect
by Emerson Eggerichs • 2004
She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.
4.15
61k+
Love and Respect Summary
Love and Respect 88%
She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.
by Emerson Eggerichs 2004
4.15
61k+ ratings
Happy Wives Club
by Fawn Weaver • 2013
What makes a marriage happy? Wives in twelve countries all pointed to the same two things.
3.69
885
Happy Wives Club Summary
Happy Wives Club 88%
What makes a marriage happy? Wives in twelve countries all pointed to the same two things.
by Fawn Weaver 2013
3.69
885 ratings
Nocturnes
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2009
Five stories of music at dusk: fading stars, borrowed dreams, and the quiet grace of letting go.
3.51
33k+
Nocturnes Summary
Nocturnes 88%
Five stories of music at dusk: fading stars, borrowed dreams, and the quiet grace of letting go.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2009
3.51
33k+ ratings
What Did You Expect? (Redesign)
by Paul David Tripp • 2010
Marriage isn't a fairy tale. It's two selfish people, one roof, and a daily need for grace.
4.31
5k+
What Did You Expect? (Redesign) Summary
What Did You Expect? (Redesign) 88%
Marriage isn't a fairy tale. It's two selfish people, one roof, and a daily need for grace.
by Paul David Tripp 2010
4.31
5k+ ratings
Anatomy of an Affair
by Dave Carder • 2008
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
3.93
275
Anatomy of an Affair Summary
Anatomy of an Affair 88%
Affairs do not start in bedrooms. They start in the gaps your marriage quietly accepts.
by Dave Carder 2008
3.93
275 ratings
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
by Coco Mellors • 2022
An elevator meeting, a spontaneous wedding, and the long slow work of walking away.
3.68
241k+
Cleopatra and Frankenstein Summary
Cleopatra and Frankenstein 88%
An elevator meeting, a spontaneous wedding, and the long slow work of walking away.
by Coco Mellors 2022
3.68
241k+ ratings
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