Who needs marriage? -- Then and now -- Separate summers -- Through sickness and loathing and death -- Resurrecting childhood passions -- Why love lasts -- Naughty girls -- The man next door -- Believe-it-or-not marriages -- Lessons from the golden girls.
Summary
Draws on interviews with dozens of women who have remained married in spite of high divorce rates, revealing the agreements they share with their partners to keep their marriages strong and describing how they each maintain an independent identity.
