What They Don't Tell You About Marriage And What You Need To Know About Yours - Softcover

Yashodhara, Lal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143474928 ISBN 13: 9780143474920

Publisher: Penguin Random House India, 2026

Synopsis

This book is your wake-up call and roadmap. Couples therapist Yashodhara Lal pulls back the curtain on what no one tells you: the real work that begins after the honeymoon. Drawing on years of clinical experience and her own two decade marriage, she guides you through the stages of long-term relationships — normalising conflict, misunderstandings, unmet expectations, and the unconscious games couples play. You’ll learn how to manage differences, make genuine apologies, truly appreciate each other’s unique ways of loving (and quirks), and handle tough topics like money, sex, in-laws, parenting, and even betrayal with clarity and confidence. Bold, compassionate, and refreshingly real, this book replaces fairy-tale romance with practical tools that help you understand — and transform — your relationship.

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About the Author

Yashodhara Lal is a bestselling author of several books, and a coach and therapist in private practice.A graduate of SRCC-Delhi and IIM-Bangalore (2000-2002), she has two decades of leadership experience in the corporate world. She is internationally certified in Erickson Solution-Focused Coaching and in Transactional Analysis (CTA & P-TSTA – Psychotherapy). As a couples therapist, she has been in Advanced Training and the Mentorship Program with the Couples Institute, San Francisco.Yashodhara is also a TEDx speaker, fitness instructor and yoga practitioner. Her vast body of fiction and memoir work includes the bestsellers Just Married, Please Excuse (2012) and How I Became a Farmer’s Wife (2016). Her book And How Do You Feel About That (2022), co-authored with Aruna Gopakumar, demystifies therapy for the Indian audience.What They Don’t Tell You About Marriage is Yashodhara’s tenth book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Random House India
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0143474928
• ISBN 13: 9780143474920
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272