TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gilbert,Elizabeth
TI  - Committed: a skeptic makes peace with marriage 
SN  - 9780670021659
AV  - HQ834 .G48 2010
U1  - 306.81 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Gilbert, Elizabeth,
KW  - Divorced women
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Wives
KW  - Marriage
N2  - At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born man of Australian citizenship whod been living in Indonesia when they met. Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other, but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally married. (Both were survivors of previous bad divorces. Enough said.) But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, whichafter unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossinggave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe would never be allowed to enter the country again. Having been effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by delving into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is. Told with Gilberts trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to turn on all the lights when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks and humbling responsibilities. Gilberts memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails
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