Promises Lovers Make When It Gets Late

by Darian Leader

Why do people open their mouths when surprised? Why do men often have a compulsion to count things? What is the female Oedipus complex? Why are rescue fantasies so prevalent among men and women? These are among the questions addressed in this examination of love, promises and fidelity.

Genres: Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction

247 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Darian Leader is a British psychoanalyst and author. He is a founding member of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research (CFAR).

Darian Leader is President of the College of Psychoanalysts, a Trustee of the Freud Museum, and Honorary Visiting Professor in Psychoanalysis at Roehampton University.

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Reviews

[Olive Spyrou · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because my partner is studying psychology at uni and is interested in Lacan and Freud psychoanalysis. It is wildly different from what I usually read but I enjoyed it so much. It took me months to read because every time I read one sentence I had to put it down and think for a couple days. It took my head a while to adjust to this kind of writing style but by the later half of the book, I was reading in a flow state. I rarely give a book 5 stars but this book genuinely made me think and I’ve come away from it with a new outlook on psychology. It has inspired me to read more of leder’s books - maybe why women write more letters than they post or why we can’t sleep. As my first introduction into psychology this book was challenging and a big leap of faith but somehow still very ‘psychology beginner reader friendly’? I highly recommend.