Couples That Work

INDEX

asymmetric support trap, 117, 125–133, 187

conflict and, 128

attention, during talking, 40–41

boundaries

career prioritization and, 73

couple contracting and, 34–35

Bridges, William, 104

career mapping, 86–90

career prioritization, 70–73

career trajectory mapping in, 85–86, 90

co-parenting and, 81

double-primary model in, 72–73, 74, 75, 87

interdependence and making choices together in, 82–85

primary-secondary model in, 71, 87

selecting, 73–75

turn-taking model in, 72, 87

careers

combining with active roles in home life, 5–6

couples with both partners working at jobs versus partners with careers, 18–19

dedication to, in their twenties, 26

definition of, 18

developmental freezing and, 145–146

dilemmas and questions for dual-career couples ...