Opinion | Yes, There's a Romance to Marriage - The New York Times
It's difficult to write about a good marriage without sounding like a complete jerk: If you only write about the highs it comes off as fake, or as if you're trying to compensate for your private faults. It also leaves you open to those who might crow if, someday, your relationship ends up cratering. Think about those "Real Housewives" vow renewals that quickly wind up being followed by divorce. If you write honestly about the lows, you might be accused of secretly hating your spouse or airing dirty laundry best kept private. But anyone who's been married for any significant period of time knows that sometimes you just wish you could move to Mars instead of dealing with your partner's minor-league annoyances, because you're tired and grumpy and human. This is all to say that I really enjoyed Heather Havrilesky's new book, "Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage," because it was one of the first honest, moving and funny portrayals of a s...