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Is your marriage rewarding or is it feeing a bit mundane? Has sex become lifeless or non-existent? Do you miss the person you used to be before marriage? It is common for most long-term relationships to hit a \u201crough patch\u201d during the mid-life years. What does it take to weather the rough patch and end up with a supportive, lasting marriage?\n\n\n\nIn this episode, author and couples therapist Dr. Daphne de Marneffe discuss her new book, The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together, with Yael. Daphne offers us wisdom in overcoming marital challenges, Including challenges in our sexual relationships. Listen and discover new and helpful ways to understand and engage in your marriage!\n\n\n\nListen to hear more about:\n\n\n\nWhy rough patches are inevitable in long-term committed relationshipsWhy sex matters but at times is so challenging during the long haulWays to approach differences in sexual desireWhether or not to worry about fantasies and crushes outside the marriageThe difference between secrecy and privacy in marriage\n\n\n\nAbout Dr. de Marneffe\n\n\n\nDr. Daphne De Marnefe\n\n\n\nDr. de Marneffe completed her graduate work at UC Berkeley and her work has been published in academic journals, as well as in the popular press, including the New York Times. She is a contributing editor to Parents Magazine and writes a regular column on couple relationships. \n\n\n\nDr. Daphne de Marneffe joins us to discuss her book, The Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together. Her previous book, Maternal Desire: On Children, Love, and the Inner Life explores the role of child-rearing in women\u2019s lives.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nThe Rough Patch: Marriage and the Art of Living Together, by Daphne de MarneffeDaphne\u2019s New York Times pieceDaphne\u2019s talk at GoogleDaphne\u2019s websiteMaternal Desire: On Children, Love, and the Inner Life, by Daphne de Marneffe\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices