'The man who coaches husbands on how to avoid divorce' The New York Times 'One husband's confession you might be tempted to hand to your other half next time he does something infuriating' Daily Mail 'Could genuinely help save a few rocky marriages' Literary Review One night during his divorce, after one too many vodkas and a phone-in-therapist's advice to 'journal his feelings,' Matthew Fray started a blog. As he tried to piece together how his ex-wife went from adoring to angry he realised that even though he was a decent guy, he was kind of a bad husband. From the raw, uncomfortable and darkly humorous stories he shared about the lessons he's learned from his failed marriage comes this strangely hopeful guide to saving relationships. This is How Your Marriage Ends offers immediately actionable advice to help readers identify toxic behaviour patterns in their own lives, and break them out of the cycles of dysfunction that ruin relationships. This is a must-read for people in any stage of a relationship, whether it's near the beginning or nearing the end. Good people can be bad partners - here's how to ensure that isn't you.

Organized in three parts, Betrayal, Sorrow and Tomorrow poetically and illustratively expresses the effects of divorce on the spouses and children. Part I (Betrayal) tries to help the reader keep wedding vows. The first of 53 poems, "The Senses Tell It All," explores problems resulting into divorce and induces the reader to "Give that hugging feeling" to restore the lost luster. Other poems give guidance: Count Your Blessings," and "Don't Do It." Part II (Sorrow) explores the painful Sorrow associated with divorce. The poem "Both Wondering Why" wonders why the spouse "did it." Loneness, a traumatic divorce aspect, is expressed in "Alone" and Really, Really Alone. The poems then take on a reconciliation attempt and the author expresses hopefulness in "Rebuilding Hope" and "New Start for Two Hearts." However, when reconciliation efforts are dashed, the poet expresses the anguish in "I Tried To No Avail" and "Laying Aside a Feeling" Part III (Tomorrow) takes on a new twist as the poet turns to finding love. The desire to live ("I Will Live") fights feelings of sorrow, as "What I Want, What We All Want" expresses desires. The poet explores the desires of the heart and the reasonableness of the mind. Your mind must make the decision Navigating away from a collision Of heart and mind going blind But rather of heart and mind that bind Stating that the mind and heart must agree, a perfect match for the poet occurs only "When Love Meets Intellect." Find out if the poet finds love. Throughout the poet provides several poems about helping the parents deal with the effects of divorce on the children. The poems "Win Your Children's Heart," "It's Not Your Fault Kids," "Loving That Child,""Visitations" and "Good Father Forever" should be read by every parent going through a divorce.

The Parental Peace Accord describes a unique process that allows divorced and divorcing parents the opportunity to shift their focus from their own emotional turmoil to the needs and best interests of their children. In doing this, parents learn that while they may no longer be husband and wife, they can and will be "parenting partners." This process, when implemented properly, often creates a powerful byproduct that allows the parents to experience an amicable dissolution and create a positive environment for their children. Bailey's direct in-your-face approach, tempered with insightful humor, makes it difficult to put this book down. If you are a divorced or divorcing parent, this book is a must-read. The perspective you gain from Bailey's experiences as a lawyer, divorced parent, and orphan, will be one of the most valuable gifts you can give your children as they adapt to the dissolution of their parents' marriage.

Originally published in 1967, this book gathers together the various aspects of Dr Dick's theoretical and clinical approach to marriage difficulties into a coherent system for the benefit of professional workers and students who were concerned with family and community psychiatry and case work at the time. He preserves the essentials of the steps by which his concepts developed from one-person therapy into hypotheses for understanding interaction, with the couple as the unit of study.

Based on a true story of a woman's struggle to escape the horrifying and degrading marriage to a police officer, who not only deceived her from the beginning, but also succeeded in his attempt to fool his family, fellow officers and would go on to "Serve and Protect.,."....Himself! You will be taken through the author's interview with her friend, that discusses the grueling details of her relationship with a man that she once thought was a dream come true. As her story unfolds, through suppressed tears and quivering voice, you will discover the terrible treatment and mental abuse that she had to endure for many years. As she takes us through the final chapters of her desolving marriage and reveals to us about the corruption and illegal practices that her husband was involved in, it comes as a great relief to know that she is now free from all of that. She is now on the road to recovery and a much happier person!As for what happened to him? Please grab a copy and read on!

From the day her grandchildren were born, Karen P. Ronald spent countless hours rocking, soothing, and loving them. But when her son faced an ugly divorce, she and her husband suddenly became involved in a vicious custody battle with their son's ex-wife. Deeply honest and sincere, We Need Our Daddy Too chronicles the Ronalds' agonizing journey. Karen shares her intimate thoughts and feelings about her son's struggle to keep his children, and how it affected the Ronalds' as grandparents. They witnessed the devastating pull their son's ex-wife had on the court system and watched in agony as their son lost custody due to a clause in the divorce contract. Today, the Ronalds must cope with seeing their grandchildren a precious few hours a month. Karen reveals how this wrenching development has impacted their lives, and cautions those involved in divorce proceedings to put aside their differences and think of how their decision will ultimately affect the children. Full of raw emotion, We Need Our Daddy Too is one grandmother's heartbreaking tale of love and loss.

In the winter of 2009, Rachel Cusk's marriage of ten years came to an end. Candid and revelatory, Aftermath chronicles the perilous journey as the author redefines herself and creates a new version of family life for her daughters.

'Piercingly honest... witty... wonderful' - The Observer 'My favourite way to learn is when a funny, clever, honest person is teaching me - that's why I love Rosie Wilby!' - Sara Pascoe 'Funny, sweet, entertaining, insightful, life-affirming...' - Viv Groskop 'Hilarious, honest and brilliant' - Helen Thorne 'Rosie Wilby unearths the hope and hilarity that can come from heartbreak' - Abigail Tarttelin In 2011, comedian and podcaster Rosie Wilby was dumped by email... though she did feel a little better about it after correcting her ex's spelling and punctuation. Obsessing about breakups ever since, she embarked on a quest to investigate, understand and conquer the psychology of heartbreak. This book is a love letter to her breakups, a celebration of what they have taught her peppered with anecdotes from illustrious friends and interviews with relationship therapists, scientists and sociologists about separating in the modern age of ghosting, breadcrumbing and conscious uncoupling. Mixing humour, memoir and science, she attempts to assimilate their advice and ideas in order to not break up with Girlfriend, her partner of nearly three years. Will this self-confessed serial monogamist, and breakup addict, finally settle down?