After Happily Ever After

Why do 90% of Americans marry when half of those marriages will end in divorce? What better alternatives, if any, exist? Is marriage entering a new phase, a better and more flexible one, or is it becoming obsolete? What's the secret to a happy marriage? "After Happily Ever After" features an eclectic mix of experts and long married couples addressing these questions and many, many more. Along the way, Schermerhorn chronicles the joys and heartbreaks of her own marriage and finds that even the best advice can't always guarantee you a happily ever after.