The only truly monogamous relationship is the one we have with ourselves.
Every marriage is a blind date that makes you wonder what the alternatives are to a blind date.
There's nothing more scandalous than a happy marriage.
"Adam Phillips writes with far-sighted equanimity. . . . In this regard, he's a little like an Oliver Sacks of psychoanalysis, both affable and unalarmed." --The Boston Globe
"Phillips's reflections on monogamy are both discomforting and comforting." --The Washington Post Book World
"Playful, brilliant . . . profound . . . keeps us faithful to the last page."--The New York Observer