"Reconsider the meaning and power of intimacy through the innermost workings of the thirty-five-year relationship between two marriage therapists. Much more than "just sex," true intimacy flows from often-inadvertent invitations to be deeply known to another, and both the spontaneous and soul-searching decisions about whether to accept the invitations we're offered. Perhaps our strongest emotional desire is to feel understood, received, and loved in our closest relationships. Yet to be known and to know another deeply, ...
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"Reconsider the meaning and power of intimacy through the innermost workings of the thirty-five-year relationship between two marriage therapists. Much more than "just sex," true intimacy flows from often-inadvertent invitations to be deeply known to another, and both the spontaneous and soul-searching decisions about whether to accept the invitations we're offered. Perhaps our strongest emotional desire is to feel understood, received, and loved in our closest relationships. Yet to be known and to know another deeply, especially in the context of marriage, we risk pain, loneliness, and betrayal. Is intimacy worth the risk? This candid memoir begins with a husband's dramatic diagnosis and weaves marital flashbacks and counseling sessions into the progression of his disease. Despite their degrees, licenses, and the specialized knowledge they shared daily with their own clients, Reuel and Judy faced the same challenges as everyone in lasting relationship. What would sustain them through the darkest nights of their marriage? Through the everyday decisions and extraordinary movements that compose one marriage between two therapists, we see what is possible for every couple-the exhilarating, frightening, and ultimately healing power to accept invitations to intimacy in our lives"--
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