The Marriage Delusion: The Fraud of the Rings?

Buchanan, Mike

ISBN 10: 0955878454 / ISBN 13: 9780955878459

Published by LPS Publishing, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Marriage Delusion: The Fraud of the Rings?
• Publisher: LPS Publishing
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955878454
• ISBN 13: 9780955878459
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 580.6 grams

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Synopsis

This title is also available in paperback and ebook formats, with the title, 'The Fraud of the Rings'. BACK COVER TEXT: Have you struggled to find happiness in your own marriage(s)? If so, you're not alone. You're in the company of countless people around the world who are, or who have been, unhappily married. But have you ever considered that you might just be unsuited to marriage, regardless of your partner? Or even that most people in the developed world in the modern era might be unsuited to marriage? For some years over 50 per cent of marriages across the developed world have ended in divorce, or are predicted to do so in the fullness of time. That's the 'marriage crisis'. And around 50 per cent of the marriages that don't end in divorce are thought to be broadly unhappy. We are deluded when we marry with expectations of long and happy marriages. That's The Marriage Delusion. Never has the divorce rate been higher despite an ever-growing army of marriage and relationship counsellors, and countless publications offering advice on how to make a success of marriage. Isn't it time we examined the possibility that individual personal unhappiness, along with the ready availability of divorce, might largely explain the high and rising divorce rate? And explain it better than the customary analysis of a decline in 'traditional values'? This book is the outcome of a British writer's lengthy quest to explore the causes of unhappiness in marriage. He concluded that a number of marriage risk factors make finding happiness in marriage a challenge for most people. And the more risk factors a person has, the lower are his or her prospects of a happy marriage. The risk factors include introversion, a personality type that is common to 54 per cent of men (including the writer) and 47 per cent of women, yet is widely misunderstood. Another risk factor is not sharing the same religion as a spouse. The book covers these issues and others contributing to marital unhappiness, including the different natures of men and women, individualism, declining love and lust, sex, personal aptitude for marriage, mutual compatibility, the link between extraversion and adultery, the genetic link to propensity to divorce, and depression. In an insightful, thought-provoking and occasionally humorous way, "The Marriage Delusion" explains why most marriages can't be expected to be happy, and outlines what could be done to remedy the situation, and reduce the divorce rate. The book injects some long-overdue realism into the 'marriage crisis' debate.

About the Author

Mike Buchanan is a 52-year old British author who has written six books since 2008. The first was published and distributed internationally by Kogan Page, the later books were published and distributed internationally by his own company, LPS publishing (lpspublishing.co.uk). The books are, in reverse chronological order: 'The Joy of Self-Publishing' 'Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents and everyone is writing a book.' Cicero 106-43 BC Roman orator and statesman A 'how to' guide to self-publishing, including a 40-page appendix of quotations about books, reading, writing etc. The book was launched worldwide for a one-off payment of just GBP45.00. The author shares his extensive knowledge about writing and profitable self-publishing. 'Buchanan's Dictionary of Quotations for Right-Minded People' A dictionary of quotations - both serious and amusing - with right-of-centre perspectives. The book's cover and preliminary pages are the only differences compared with the American edition, the imaginatively-titled 'Buchanan's Dictionary of Quotations for right-minded Americans.' 'The Marriage Delusion: the fraud of the rings?' A critique of marriage which argues that most people in the developed world in the modern era are unsuited to the institution. Launched in a hardback edition, a paperback edition has since been made available under the title 'The Fraud of the Rings'. The book contains material from over 30 other books and has attracted highly positive reviews from book buyers as well as testimonials from two leading authors / psychologists: 'A highly original and stimulating critique of the modern marriage crisis, supported by important yet sometimes uncomfortable truths.' Oliver James, clinical psychologist, broadcaster, author of 'Affluenza', 'Britain on the Couch', 'They F*** You Up', 'How NOT to F*** Them Up' 'Mike Buchanan's analysis of marriage in western industrialised society is courageous and thoughtful. His perspectives on the challenges associated with marriage, and solutions to them, draw on important scientific evidence and arguments from some of our leading psychologists and wisest philosophers. This is a 'must-read' for all concerned with modern marriage.' Alan Carr, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College, Dublin, author of 'The Handbook of Adult Clinical Psychology', 'Family Therapy' and 'Positive Psychology' 'Two Men in a Car (A businessman, a chauffeur, and their holidays in France)' The tale of two long holidays in France in 2007 and 2008 enjoyed by the politically incorrect author (the 'businessman') and his equally politically incorrect friend Paul Carrington (the 'chauffeur'). Paul's life story is related in 'Guitar Gods in Beds.' 'Guitar Gods in Beds. (Bedfordshire: a heavenly county)' The colourful lives of eight guitarists living in or near the throbbing metropolis of Bedford, England, the author's adopted home town, as related by themselves. 'Profitable Buying Strategies: how to cut procurement costs and buy your way to higher profits' The book was written during a sabbatical taken by the author after 25 years working at a senior level in the procurement of goods and services for major organisations, with responsibility for annual budgets up to GBP100 million.