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Chapter 1
Can (or Should) Your Marriage Be Saved?
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When you married a decade ago, it seemed to be for all the right reasons. Both ski enthusiasts, you spent all your weekends in Aspen. When in the city, you both loved the theater, opera, and museums. Since you were both in advertising, industry news often formed the subtext of your speech. Over the years, however, your styles have changed. You have become an increasingly ambitious account executive; the heady feeling of power in each new deal and acquisition keeps you primed. Your husband, meanwhile, has opted for the quieter life of a high school biology teacher. He loves nothing more than hiking in the mountains or helping his students protect the ecosystem of a local lake. There's no animosityyou still like each otherbut you've grown apart. Your relationship has changed.
At first you thought it was exciting, that fiery temper that flared up whenever she sensed a universal injustice or personal slight. On campus, protesting the Vietnam War, she was

 
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