How to live with another person

Between old-fashioned and "open marriage,"

packed with common (or uncommon) good sense,

the author of The Making o[ a Psychiatrist here

presents the "Viscott Prescription" for establishing,

nurturing and saving a relationship with a loved

one, a spouse or a friend.

Believing that commitments are not made to be

broken, but do need to be renewed so that neither

partner impedes the other s growth, Dr. Viscott

offers an eminently practicable bill of rights for

couples, for children, and for parents.

In warm, pithy, down-to-earth fashion, Dr. Vis-

cott talks to couples about sexual fidelity ("the best

kind oJ relationship is one where both partners have

the right to become involved with anyone they

choose, but choose instead to intensi[y their rela-

tionship with each other"); family living (kids have

rights, but so do parents); breaking up (what to do

when all else lails and how to pro]~t [rom it so to

make the next one last); how to understand each

other s needs (make an inventory of your thoughts

and review with your partner)

How To Live With Another Person speaks

directly to pressing couple-needs widely shared, and

does it with grace, simplicity and sensibility.