Marital Separation

by Robert Stuart Weiss

A compelling account of the personal experiences of those whose marriages have ended. Dr. Weiss brings a new understanding of the specific stresses and difficulties of the separated. He makes concrete, practical, and unmistakably humane suggestions designed to ease the transition and to aid in the reorganization of the life of the newly separated. The emotional and social challenges that one might expect to encounter are fully described and coupled with ”strategies for recovery”: how to tell one's children, relatives, and friends; what to expect of (and ask) a lawyer; and what to look for in forming new relationships.

360 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 1975

Reviews

[Robert Bogue]

It started with work on what happens when one member of a couple dies. What’s the process by which the bereaved person reconstructs their life? This led Robert Weiss to a broader study of all Marital Separation, inclusive of divorce. (For more on divorce, see the book, Divorce.) Weiss’ focus remained on the transformations that the bereaved make to cope with their new circumstances.

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