Sexual arrangements1992

"Till death do us part," "Forsaking all others": Marriage demands lifelong fidelity - at least in theory. Yet there is evidence that more than 50 percent of all partners have affairs at some time in their marriage. In this profoundly hopeful book about married couples facing transitions, overcoming pain, and sustaining marriage in the wake of infidelity, Janet Reibstein and Martin Richards outline their groundbreaking ideas about affairs and the healthy marriage. They show exactly what is wrong with the concept of marriage - that one's wife or husband will satisfy all of his or her partner's social and sexual needs. Highlighting the real stories of the many couples they have worked with in therapy, Reibstein and Richards demonstrate how the structure of marriage itself may encourage...