I finished No Cheating, No Dying: I Had a Good Marriage. Then I Tried to Make it Better early this morning, and it was wonderful.
Not because it had anything particularly profound or earth-shattering to say about marriage...
...but because it was the first book I'd read in a long time that proposes taking a truly active approach to improving relationships, no matter how haphazard those attempts may be.
I think it's pretty brave to not see glaring problems in a relationship but to still say, "What I'm about to do may dredge up some stuff...I hope we're okay with the fallout."
It's a beautifully honest and sometimes harsh look at the oddities two people can bring into a relationship. I found myself rooting with the writer, Elizabeth Weil, to NOT give up too much, girl! Don't be too vulnerable! Women power and stuff and whatnot!
But it wasn't because I truly believed she shouldn't be open and vulnerable, but because I felt and identified with her inner struggle to maintain her own autonomy within a partnership.
If there's anything I'll stomp around like an utter child about, it's that.
Anyway, if you're looking for a fresh book on marriage and relationships, I'd recommend this one. 'cause, you know, I said so.
Or just read some more LOLCats stuff. That shit is hilarious.