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內容簡介 「優秀之作。精彩而睿智地探討這一議題的複雜內涵，展現理解之心，且流露一如既往的敦厚之情。」－－艾倫‧狄波頓 偶像級伴侶關係治療師兼暢銷書《情欲徒刑》作者埃絲特．沛瑞爾再度運筆，透過外遇鏡頭窺看伴侶關係，並提出爭議性觀點。只要一場婚外情，就足以奪走夫妻之間的美好關係、幸福、認同感。如此普遍的行為，但人們對其理解卻十分膚淺。對於這個源遠流長，人們普遍避而不談，但卻都普遍奉行的禁忌行為，我們該如何理解？人為何會出軌－－即使連幸福婚姻也難以倖免？婚外情為何傷害如此之深？每當我們說到「外遇」這個字眼時，我們到底說的是什麼？是否存在絕對不會發生婚外情的婚姻？我們可否在同一時間愛上好幾個人？婚外情是否可能有益婚姻？對婚姻抱有浪漫期待，會否反而導致我們背叛伴侶？沛瑞爾在本書中描述多個真實故事，並從心理與文化分析角度切入，格調明快而又引人入勝。 過去十年來，埃絲特．沛瑞爾周遊多個國家，輔導過數百對面臨婚外情變故的伴侶。她認為，背叛行為固然帶來傷害，但這是可以治癒的。婚外情也可能讓雙方再次建立新的婚姻關係。只要方法得當，夫妻都將能在這個猛烈的人生經驗中成長，無論他們最終是和解或分手。 沛瑞爾認為，婚外情讓我們對現代婚姻關係所學甚多－－認識到我們在期望什麼，想要什麼，覺得自己應當得到什麼。婚外情打開一個獨特的窗口，我們從中可窺見自己內心與文化中有關愛情、誘惑與承諾的觀點。沛瑞爾從多個角度探討犯禁之愛，與讀者對形形色色的現代婚姻共同展開一場誠實袒露、啟迪人心及趣味盎然的探索之旅。 《第三者的誕生》充滿閃亮的智慧，並提出一個大膽的架構，讓我們對錯綜複雜的愛情與渴望有所洞悉。正如沛瑞爾所說：「愛都是糾纏不清的，外遇更是如此。然而，外遇也是一個無可比擬的窗口，讓我們能夠窺見人類心中的裂縫。」 本書介引用自時報文化出版《第三者的誕生: 出軌行為的再思》 Iconic couples’ therapist and bestselling author of Mating in Captivity Esther Perel returns to paperback with a provocative look at relationships through the lens of infidelity.An affair: it can rob a couple of their relationship, their happiness, their very identity. And yet, this extremely common human experience is so poorly understood. What are we to make of this time-honored taboo—universally forbidden yet universally practiced? Why do people cheat—even those in happy marriages? Why does an affair hurt so much? When we say infidelity, what exactly do we mean? Do our romantic expectations of marriage set us up for betrayal? Is there such a thing as an affair-proof marriage? Is it possible to love more than one person at once? Can an affair ever help a marriage? Perel weaves real-life case stories with incisive psychological and cultural analysis in this fast-paced and compelling book.For the past ten years, Perel has traveled the globe and worked with hundreds of couples who have grappled with infidelity. Betrayal hurts, she writes, but it can be healed. An affair can even be the doorway to a new marriage—with the same person. With the right approach, couples can grow and learn from these tumultuous experiences, together or apart.Affairs, she argues, have a lot to teach us about modern relationships—what we expect, what we think we want, and what we feel entitled to. They offer a unique window into our personal and cultural attitudes about love, lust, and commitment. Through examining illicit love from multiple angles, Perel invites readers into an honest, enlightened, and entertaining exploration of modern marriage in its many variations.Fiercely intelligent, The State of Affairs provides a daring framework for understanding the intricacies of love and desire. As Perel observes, “Love is messy; infidelity more so. But it is also a window, like no other, into the crevices of the human heart.”
