Why you will marry the wrong person: a pessimist's guide to marriage, offering insight, practical advice, and consolation., hardcover/the school of life

Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us.

We know that perfection is not on the cards.

Nevertheless, errors of deep-seated incompatibility in married couples seem to occur with appalling ease and regularity.

This entertainingly informative book examines the reasons why - and then suggests a new approach to marriage.

The time has come to bury the Romantic intuition-based view of marriage and learn to practice and rehearse marriage as one would ice-skating or violin playing, activities no more deserving of systematic periods of instruction.