The Monogamy Myth : A New Understanding of Affairs and How to Survive Them [Paperback]

Peggy Vaughan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1990

Drawing on actual case studies--often in the individuals own words--based on ten years of research and interviews, The Monogamy Myth uncovers the complex reasons why people have affairs and challenges the widely accepted view that affairs are a sign of failure.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In an introduction, Theodore Rubin ( Compassion and Self-Hate ) praises this book as a means of helping couples repair relationships damaged by infidelity. The recommendation is justified, but readers will need great patience to get through the ineptly written and repetitious text. Updating Beyond Affairs , which the author wrote with her husand in 1980 about the wounds caused by his affairs, the guide contains information gathered from others whose marriages are threatened by adultery. Although statistics indicate the prevalence of unfaithful marital partners, most people tend to believe that their mates will be forever true. This illusion, the "myth of monogamy," Vaughan states, is an impediment to saving a threatened marriage. Without blaming the other man/woman, the book stresses partners should work together to solve the problems caused by human failings.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Pr (October 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155704077X
• ISBN-13: 978-1557040770
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,883,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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