Renew Your Marriage at Midlife: A Guide to Growing Together in Love - Softcover

After you begin to understand the dynamics of marriage at midlife and the challenge that change presents to your relationship, you won’t be left with the question: "What do we do about it?"

You’ll learn to identify the warning signs of marital midlife crisis, such as resentment, distance, and depression, and to evaluate when your dissatisfaction is caused by your own, individual change at midlife, or when it’s due to stagnation in your intimate relationship.

You’ll also learn how to talk about midlife change in ways your spouse can hear. You’ll find strategies to help cope with specific midlife issues, such as sex, which often changes during the middle years and after. Menopause and affairs challenge a relationship during this period as well. Exiting and adult children present yet additional hurdles, as do aging parents, ongoing health concerns, and changes at work, including retirement.

You’ll end the book armed with an understanding of the challenges facing relationships during midlife and optimism about your increased ability to cope with those challenges.