September Songs : The Good News About Marriage in the Later Years

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, thirty years have been added to the normal human life expectancy. In September Songs , the follow-up to her bestselling Intimate Partners , Maggie Scarf investigates the surprising and profound evolution marriage has undergone in these "bonus years." In a series of intimate and provocative interviews, she delves into the lives of couples married for more than two decades and uncovers the welcome news that most couples are more satisfied in their marriages today than in their early years together. By giving voice to both their struggles and their triumphs, these husbands and wives reveal how they've balanced their emotional and physical needs with those of their partner's, and how the lessons they've learned over time have helped them find new opportunities to love, cherish, and live alongside each other in the extra years they have together. An unexpectedand surprisingly positive exploration of the benefits awaiting married baby boomers in their bonus years from the New York Times bestselling author of Intimate Partners . In September Songs , journalist and author Maggie Scarf finds that marriage has undergone some fascinating changes since she wrote her bestselling Intimate Partners . Over the course of the twentieth century, thirty years of life have been added to normal human life expectancywhat the author calls the bonus years. This means that couples will often live together for years after their children have left home, and perhaps well past retirement. This extra time is bringing change to our long-term relationships, especially marriage. In a series of intimate interviews, Scarf delves into the lives of couples married for more than two decades and discerns encouraging new insights about marriage. Seen through the eyes of these baby boomers as they move into this new phase of life, we hearin the couples own wordshow they survived the bumps together and learned to balance their needs with those of their partners. Scarf reveals that, in many ways, men and women in long-term marriages are far happier and more fulfilled in their relationships today than when they were younger. A compelling and human portrait of the long-term emotional, psychological, and physical benefits of a lasting commitment to another, September Songs uncovers the challenges and new opportunities couples find to love, cherish, and live alongside each other in the extra years they have together. In A Series Of Intimate Interviews, Scarf Delves Into The Lives Of Couples Married For More Than Two Decades And Discerns Encouraging New Insights About Marriage. Seen Through The Eyes Of These Baby Boomers As They Move Into This New Phase Of Life, We Hear In The Couples Own Words How They Survived The Bumps Together And Learned To Balance Their Needs With Those Of Their Partners. Scarf Reveals That, In Many Ways, Men And Women In Long-term Marriages Are Far Happier And More Fulfilled In Their Relationships Today Than When They Were Younger.