I am a huge fan of this one. Thank you for the history and explanation. I loved it. I will be recommending this one to folks for sure.

This was a fantastic read, even for someone who has been married for years. This gives a new angle of thinking in certain topics and loved all the examples.

Thanks so much for the gifted copy!

I think this book is a great read for anyone married, considering marriage, or even just curious about marriage as an institution and its place in today's society. It also has a lot of relationship advice that can be helpful regardless of if you ever plan on getting married. I think Allison Raskin is great at balancing evidence and anecdotes to make this book an easy and informative read. I learned a lot that I'm going to think about with regard to my own marriage and I'm glad I could read this. (Also random but I thought it was very fun that this book came out on my second wedding anniversary. Low-key made for me.)

Thank you to Netgalley and Hanover Square Press for the chance to read and review this ARC.

Special thank you to NetGalley, Allison Raskin and Harlequin Trade Publishing for an ARC of this well-written book. The author did an incredible job of examining marriage as a social construct over the years and in today’s society. I truly feel that the author was unbiased and used a holistic lens of examining various relationships in terms of class, age, gender/sexuality, ethnicity/race, etc. This is an excellent book for anyone who is considering or curious about marriage or commitment. Highly recommend.

This is a fantastic read for anyone who is looking at the way marriage exists today in society and considering whether they want to become a part of that institution. So much of what we think marriage is actually is negotiable and the result of conversations and plans made by the individuals in them. So much great food for thought in this book!

I follow Alison on Tiktok so I was interested in what her book would be like. While I appreciated that it was honest and clearly full of the author's own voice, I somehow found it more annoying than charming. I think the subject matter is very relevant to today's world, but found it difficult to connect with the way this perspective was portrayed.

Allison Raskin, cohost of Just Between Us and a bestselling author, presents a clever and insightful exploration of contemporary marriage, offering guidance for a new generation grappling with its complexities and uncertainties. It's a fantastic read!