You Can Be Right Or You Can Be Marri..., Dana Adam Shapiro
You Can Be Right Or You Can Be Marri..., Dana Adam Shapiro
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You Can Be Right (Or You Can Be Married)
Looking for Love in the Age of Divorce

Author: Dana Adam Shapiro

Narrator: Daniel Maté

Unabridged: 7 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2012


Synopsis

Fast approaching the age when bachelors go from seeming curious to seeming weird, Oscar-nominated documentarian Dana Adam Shapiro set out across the country with a tape recorder in search of modern answers to an age-old question:

Why does love die-and what can we do to prevent it from happening?

It all began as a self-help journey in the purest sense. A serial monogamist for more than two decades, Shapiro wanted to know why the honeymoon phase of his relationships never lasted until the actual honeymoon. Believing that you learn more from failure than from success, he spent the next three years criss­crossing the country with a tape recorder, interviewing hundreds of divorced people, hoping to become so fluent in the errors of Eros that he would be able to avoid them in his own love life-and one day be a better husband.

The result is a timely treasure trove of marital wisdom that is as racy as it is revelatory. Shockingly intimate and profoundly personal, this is a page-turning, voyeuristic investigation of modern love and a practical guide for any couple looking to beat the roulette-wheel odds of actually staying together forever.

Reviews

Goodreads review by sash.

I really loved this book. It's definitely one of the best books I've read all year. If you're recovering from a brutal break-up, divorce or any kind of cruel instance love has dealt in your life -no matter the stage you might be in- this is a perfect pick-up. It's a self-help book in a lot of ways,......more

Goodreads review by Jessica

This book was so interesting and unique! The author, Dana Shapiro, has recently ended his 5th 3-year-long-term relationship and he was starting to wonder if there was something wrong with him - why didn't his relationships ever make it past 3 years? So, with the mindset that you learn more from fail......more

Goodreads review by Tian

A worthwhile read if only to hear the stories that so many ordinary people have, but nobody talks about. Some stories being quite extraordinary, like the woman whose husband turned out to be an international arms dealer. I would not necessarily consider this to be a self-help book, but at least it p......more

Goodreads review by Alyson

Really appreciated the real insights from many different married people, and loved the author’s insight as well......more