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Elizabeth Gilbert

Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage

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At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love,
Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe — a Brazilian-born man of
Australian citizenship who'd been living in Indonesia when they met.
Resettling in America, the couple swore eternal fidelity to each other,
but also swore to never, ever, under any circumstances get legally
married. (Both survivors of difficult divorces. Enough said.) But
providence intervened one day in the form of the U.S. government, who -
after unexpectedly detaining Felipe at an American border crossing -
gave the couple a choice: they could either get married, or Felipe
would never be allowed to enter the country again.
Having been
effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert tackled her fears of marriage by
delving completely into this topic, trying with all her might to
discover (through historical research, interviews and much personal
reflection) what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is.
The result is Committed — a witty and intelligent contemplation
of marriage that debunks myths, unthreads fears and suggests that
sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in her amorous
fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood. Gilbert's
memoir — destined to become a cherished handbook for any thinking
person hovering on the verge of marriage — is ultimately a clear-eyed
celebration of love, with all the complexity and consequence that real
love, in the real world, actually entails.
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354 printed pages
Publication year
2010
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Quotes

  • lilitkhachatrianhas quoted7 years ago
    People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who wouldn’t? Anybody can love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that’s not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this: Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner’s faults honestly and say, ‘I can work around that. I can make something out of that.’? Because the good stuff is always going to be there, and it’s always going to be pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you.”
  • Marina Medvedevahas quoted7 years ago
    In so doing, I have finally found my own little corner within matrimony’s long and curious history. So that is where I will park myself
  • kkladiosahas quoted3 years ago
    Maybe the only difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling.

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