Second Honeymoon: A Pioneering Guide to Reviving the Mid-Life Marriage

Rhodes, Sonya; Schneider, Susan

ISBN 10: 0688101186 / ISBN 13: 9780688101183

Published by William Morrow & Co, New York, New York, U. S. A., 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Second Honeymoon: A Pioneering Guide to Reviving the Mid-Life Marriage
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York, New York, U. S. A.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0688101186
• ISBN 13: 9780688101183
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology/Social Science

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Synopsis

Outlines the profoundly different midlife psychological changes experienced by men and women in order to help middle-aged couples understand themselves and discover a new lease on love. 50,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Reviews

Marriage is particularly vulnerable to midlife crises: early retirement, the "empty nest," illness, loss of youthful appearance and other such stresses can shake even the most stable marriage, note Rhodes ( Cold Feet: Why Men Don't Commit ) and freelancer Schneider. The first of the book's three sections profiles the types of individuals and marriages most vulnerable to crisis and includes case histories of "high-risk" men and women and portraits of problem marriages of "stallers" and "deniers." Next follows a discussion of midlife affairs, their causes, consequences and ways that couples can renew their sex lives even after an affair. The "joyless" marriage, surviving divorce and the illness of a spouse are explored in the last chapters. A direct, sensitive and practical guide to overcoming the pitfalls common to long-term intimate relationships. Author tour.
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During midlife, many marriages reach a period of instability and become vulnerable to divorce. Rhodes, who writes the "Marriage Workshop" column for McCall's , shows that most couples in their 40s and 50s experience at least one of several predictable patterns of conflict, including psychological changes, loss of parenting roles, sexual problems, infidelity, and severe illness. Rhodes addresses couples who are experiencing problems, and through numerous profiles of marriages that were formerly at risk, she demonstrates that their situations are not unique. Rather than a prescription for failure, a crisis can be a catalyst for rebuilding and improving a marriage. The book offers sound advice for those willing to make the effort. Recommended for public libraries.
- Ilse Heidmann Ali, formerly with Motlow State Community Coll., Tullahoma, Tenn.
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