Spousonomics: Using Economics to Master Love, Marriage, and Dirty Dishes

Are you happy in your marriage—except for those weekly spats over who empties the dishwasher more often? Or the fact that you haven’t had sex since the Bush administration—the first one? Or those nights you lay awake thinking how much fun married life used to be? Marriage can be a mysterious, often irrational business. But the key, propose Paula Szuchman and Jenny Anderson in this incomparable and engaging book, is to think like an economist. We all have limited time, money, and energy, but we must allocate these resources efficiently. It’s Not You, It’s the Dishes is a clear-eyed, rational route to demystifying your disagreements and improving your relationship. Smart, funny, deeply researched, and refreshingly realistic, It’s Not You, It’s the Dishes cuts through the noise of emotions, egos, and tired relationship clichés to solve the age-old riddle of a happy, healthy marriage.   Originally published as Spousonomics