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The All-or-Nothing Marriage by Eli J. Finkel — WisdomDeck honest review
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The All-or-Nothing Marriage

by Eli J. Finkel

Finkel's history and psychology of American marriage: from institutional to companionate to self-expressive, and why modern marriage can be the best ever or suffocating. With research-based 'lovehacks'.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Expectations have climbed Maslow's hierarchy.
  2. Invest or recalibrate expectations.
  3. Small hacks help.

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Big-picture marriage research.

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