💔 Marriage Breakdown

Unflinching portrayals of relationships unraveling — the slow erosion of trust, the accumulation of silences, the moment love becomes unrecognizable. These books trace the painful anatomy of a partnership coming apart.

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+

🌀 Relationship Ambivalence 💔 Divorce Contemplation 💀 Toxic Relationship Patterns

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

🌀 Relationship Ambivalence 💔 Divorce Contemplation 💀 Toxic Relationship Patterns

Married Roommates

by Talia Wagner • 2019

Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.

4.1

126

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🗣️ Couples Communication

Married Roommates 89%

Your marriage became a roommate arrangement. The practical path back to real partnership.

by Talia Wagner 2019

4.1

126 ratings

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🗣️ Couples Communication

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+

🏚️ Marital Dissolution 🌀 Psychological Unraveling 💔 Abandoned Wife

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

🏚️ Marital Dissolution 🌀 Psychological Unraveling 💔 Abandoned Wife

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+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor

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

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor

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+

💔 Marriage Crises 🔧 Relationship Repair 🧭 Personal Responsibility

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

💔 Marriage Crises 🔧 Relationship Repair 🧭 Personal Responsibility

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+

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism

The Course of Love 88%

An architect and surveyor marry in Edinburgh, certain love should feel easy. It isn't.

by Alain de Botton 2016

4.01

50k+ ratings

🔮 Philosophical Fiction 💍 Marriage Portrait 💫 Romantic Idealism

Wellness

by Nathan Hill • 2023

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

3.97

84k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract

Wellness 88%

Their love began across a Chicago alley. A suburban dream house might be where it ends.

by Nathan Hill 2023

3.97

84k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Suburban Ennui 🪞 Opposites Attract

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

🔍 Stay Or Leave Decisions 🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 💑 Couples Therapy

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

🔍 Stay Or Leave Decisions 🧠 Psychodynamic Therapy 💑 Couples Therapy

Strangers

by Belle Burden • 2026

A stranger's voicemail ended her marriage. He wanted the houses; she wanted her story back.

4.15

233k+

🏚️ Family Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 💔 Divorce Recovery

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

🏚️ Family Trauma 🔗 Generational Trauma 💔 Divorce Recovery

Committed

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2009

A divorcee-turned-skeptic wrestles marriage's history and her own ghosts toward the altar.

3.45

56k+

🕰️ Marriage History 📖 Relationship Memoirs ✊ Feminist Critique Of Marriage

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

🕰️ Marriage History 📖 Relationship Memoirs ✊ Feminist Critique Of Marriage

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+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs

The 5 Love Languages 88%

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

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🔧 Relationship Repair 🫗 Emotional Needs

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+

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy

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

🧪 Marriage Science 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💞 Emotional Intimacy

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

🔥 Infidelity 🛋️ Marital Therapy 💔 Trust And Betrayal

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

🔥 Infidelity 🛋️ Marital Therapy 💔 Trust And Betrayal

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

💍 Marriage Advice ✝️ Christian Marriage 💕 Sustaining Romance

Courtship After Marriage 88%

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

💍 Marriage Advice ✝️ Christian Marriage 💕 Sustaining Romance

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+

💍 Marriage Advice 🔧 Relationship Management 📋 Structured Self-Help

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

💍 Marriage Advice 🔧 Relationship Management 📋 Structured Self-Help

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.

🛠️ Relationship Repair 🩺 Marriage Counseling 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

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

🛠️ Relationship Repair 🩺 Marriage Counseling 🗣️ Conflict Resolution

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+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition Summary

The 5 Love Languages Military Edition 88%

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

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 🪖 Military Spouses 💧 Emotional Needs

Rebound

by Sadie Kincaid • 2025

Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?

4.13

18k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💍 Estranged Spouses 🏛️ Wealthy Family Drama

Rebound 88%

Her marriage is over. So why is she meeting her husband in hotel rooms?

by Sadie Kincaid 2025

4.13

18k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💍 Estranged Spouses 🏛️ Wealthy Family Drama

Method

by Kate Stewart • 2019

An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.

4.10

9k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🌟 Celebrity Marriage

Method 88%

An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.

by Kate Stewart 2019

4.10

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🌟 Celebrity Marriage

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+

🔧 Marriage Maintenance 💬 Radical Honesty 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

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

🔧 Marriage Maintenance 💬 Radical Honesty 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

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+

📞 Marriage Communication 💖 Emotional Needs ⚡ Conflict Resolution

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

📞 Marriage Communication 💖 Emotional Needs ⚡ Conflict Resolution

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+

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting

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

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting

Relationship Grit

by Jon Gordon • 2020

Why spiritual grit, not just love, keeps a marriage together when everything pushes you apart.

4.19

319

🙏 Christian Marriage 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🗣️ Communication Skills

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

🙏 Christian Marriage 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🗣️ Communication Skills

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church

by David Instone-Brewer • 2003

Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.

4.31

282

💒 Biblical Marriage 📖 Pastoral Theology 💔 Divorce And Remarriage

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church Summary

Divorce and Remarriage in the Church 88%

Most churches get divorce wrong. The Bible's other grounds were forgotten for centuries.

by David Instone-Brewer 2003

4.31

282 ratings

💒 Biblical Marriage 📖 Pastoral Theology 💔 Divorce And Remarriage

'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

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution

'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

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Communication in Marriage

by Marcus Kusi • 2015

Blaming your spouse only makes fights worse; the one rule that ends them instead.

3.86

268

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening

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

💬 Marriage Communication ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 👂 Active Listening

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+

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💭 Emotional Needs ⚧️ Gender Differences

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

🛋️ Marriage Counseling 💭 Emotional Needs ⚧️ Gender Differences

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+

🏡 Domestic Fiction 💒 Wedding Weekend 💕 Second Chance Romance

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

🏡 Domestic Fiction 💒 Wedding Weekend 💕 Second Chance Romance

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+

🛠️ Relationship Repair 💔 Emotional Invalidation 🗓️ Relationship Habits

This Is How Your Marriage Ends 87%

Your marriage is dying from a thousand tiny dismissals you don't notice you're making.

by Matthew Fray 2022

4.01

3k+ ratings

🛠️ Relationship Repair 💔 Emotional Invalidation 🗓️ Relationship Habits

Midwinter Break

by Bernard MacLaverty • 2017

An aging wife secretly tours Amsterdam seeking sanctuary from her alcoholic husband and their past.

3.59

7k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Quiet Domestic Drama 🥃 Alcoholic Spouse

Midwinter Break 87%

An aging wife secretly tours Amsterdam seeking sanctuary from her alcoholic husband and their past.

by Bernard MacLaverty 2017

3.59

7k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🏡 Quiet Domestic Drama 🥃 Alcoholic Spouse

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

✝️ Christian Marriage 🧠 Gender Differences 🗣️ Couples Communication

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Summary

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage 87%

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

✝️ Christian Marriage 🧠 Gender Differences 🗣️ Couples Communication

The Truth About Children and Divorce

by Robert E. Emery • 2004

Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.

4.12

215

🫂 Co-Parenting 💔 Divorce Recovery 🌱 Child Resilience

The Truth About Children and Divorce Summary

The Truth About Children and Divorce 87%

Your children need you to manage your emotions before you manage the custody schedule.

by Robert E. Emery 2004

4.12

215 ratings

🫂 Co-Parenting 💔 Divorce Recovery 🌱 Child Resilience

Mom's House, Dad's House

by Isolina Ricci • 1980

The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.

3.97

353

👥 Co-Parenting 🧒 Children Of Divorce 🩹 Divorce Recovery

Mom's House, Dad's House 87%

The family does not end with the marriage. How to keep it running from separate addresses.

by Isolina Ricci 1980

3.97

353 ratings

👥 Co-Parenting 🧒 Children Of Divorce 🩹 Divorce Recovery

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

🫂 Couples Therapy 🔧 Relationship Repair 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love Summary

Talk to Me Like I'm Someone You Love 87%

Stop the fight mid-sentence. Flash cards that restore connection when talking only escalates.

by Nancy Dreyfus 1994

3.80

797 ratings

🫂 Couples Therapy 🔧 Relationship Repair 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Love and Respect

by Emerson Eggerichs • 2004

She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.

4.15

61k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🔄 Conflict Cycles ⚧️ Gender Differences

Love and Respect 87%

She nags, he shuts down. The decoding rule that breaks every marital fight.

by Emerson Eggerichs 2004

4.15

61k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🔄 Conflict Cycles ⚧️ Gender Differences

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+

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Attunement 🤫 Nonverbal Connection

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It Summary

How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It 87%

Talking amplifies her fear and his shame. The real fix is presence, not words.

by Patricia Love 2007

3.94

2k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💞 Emotional Attunement 🤫 Nonverbal Connection

Conscious Uncoupling

by Katherine Woodward Thomas • 2015

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

4.19

2k+

🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents

Conscious Uncoupling 87%

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

by Katherine Woodward Thomas 2015

4.19

2k+ ratings

🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

by John Gray • 2008

Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.

3.58

201k+

🗣️ Relationship Communication ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧭 Intimacy And Autonomy

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus 87%

Two emotional operating systems, one relationship: your phrasebook for what a partner really means.

by John Gray 2008

3.58

201k+ ratings

🗣️ Relationship Communication ⚧️ Gender Differences 🧭 Intimacy And Autonomy

Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships

by Laura Schlessinger • 2001

A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.

3.58

925

🗣️ Relationship Advice 💍 Marriage Counseling 🫵 No-Nonsense Guidance

Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships Summary

Ten Stupid Things Couples Do to Mess Up Their Relationships 87%

A no-excuses takedown of the ten behaviors couples use to sabotage their own happiness.

by Laura Schlessinger 2001

3.58

925 ratings

🗣️ Relationship Advice 💍 Marriage Counseling 🫵 No-Nonsense Guidance

Better Man, Better Marriage

by Jeff Borkoski • 2022

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

4.57

163

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype

Better Man, Better Marriage 87%

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

by Jeff Borkoski 2022

4.57

163 ratings

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype

by Zadie Smith • 2012

Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.

3.48

46k+

🔀 Fragmented Narrative 🏙️ Social Realism ↔️ Diverging Paths

NW 87%

Two childhood friends, one London estate. One stayed, one climbed. Neither escaped who she was.

by Zadie Smith 2012

3.48

46k+ ratings

🔀 Fragmented Narrative 🏙️ Social Realism ↔️ Diverging Paths

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+

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Summary

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands 87%

Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.

by Laura Schlessinger 2003

3.72

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism

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

🩺 Marriage Counseling 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Repair

The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman Summary

The Five Love Languages by Gary D Chapman 87%

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

🩺 Marriage Counseling 🫂 Emotional Needs 🔧 Relationship Repair

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti

by Bill Farrel • 2001

He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.

3.89

2k+

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🧬 Gender Differences 💬 Couples Communication

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti Summary

Men Are Like Waffles--Women Are Like Spaghetti 87%

He thinks in boxes, she thinks in webs. The difference is a design, not a defect.

by Bill Farrel 2001

3.89

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Marriage 🧬 Gender Differences 💬 Couples Communication

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+

💍 Marriage Counseling 🔬 Relationship Science 🤝 Conflict Resolution

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Summary

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work 87%

What the couples who last do differently, from the psychologist who predicted thousands of divorces.

by John M. Gottman 1999

4.26

36k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Counseling 🔬 Relationship Science 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Surviving an Affair

by Willard F. Harley Jr. • 1998

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

4.06

161

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding

Surviving an Affair 87%

End the affair. Rebuild trust. Restore the love. A blueprint for surviving infidelity.

by Willard F. Harley Jr. 1998

4.06

161 ratings

💍 Marriage Counseling 💔 Infidelity Recovery 🔨 Trust Rebuilding

The Woman Destroyed

by Simone de Beauvoir • 1967

A husband's affair, a son's betrayal, a lifetime of grievance: three women unravel in midlife Paris.

4.01

47k+

🕊️ Feminist Classic ⏳ Midlife Crisis 🔥 Jealousy Spiral

The Woman Destroyed 87%

A husband's affair, a son's betrayal, a lifetime of grievance: three women unravel in midlife Paris.

by Simone de Beauvoir 1967

4.01

47k+ ratings

🕊️ Feminist Classic ⏳ Midlife Crisis 🔥 Jealousy Spiral

Out of the Woods

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025

High school sweethearts now crumbling enter a wilderness retreat with no phones no sex no pretense

3.85

50k+

💍 Second Chance Marriage 🍎 Childhood Sweethearts 🔗 Codependent Love

Out of the Woods 87%

High school sweethearts now crumbling enter a wilderness retreat with no phones no sex no pretense

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025

3.85

50k+ ratings

💍 Second Chance Marriage 🍎 Childhood Sweethearts 🔗 Codependent Love

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married

by Gary Chapman • 2010

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

4.01

10k+

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Summary

Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married 87%

The euphoria of falling in love lasts about two years. What you need before it ends.

by Gary Chapman 2010

4.01

10k+ ratings

💍 Premarital Counseling ✝️ Christian Marriage 💝 Emotional Needs

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts

by Les Parrott III • 2001

Second marriages have worse odds. Nine questions to ask before you walk down the aisle again.

4.02

183

💍 Remarriage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Families ✝️ Christian Marriage

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts Summary

Saving Your Second Marriage Before It Starts 87%

Second marriages have worse odds. Nine questions to ask before you walk down the aisle again.

by Les Parrott III 2001

4.02

183 ratings

💍 Remarriage 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Families ✝️ Christian Marriage

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