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By: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrated by: Elizabeth Gilbert
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At the end of her best-selling 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 were survivors of previous bad divorces. Enough said.)

But providence intervened one day in the form of the United States government, which - 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 into this topic completely, trying with all her might to discover through historical research, interviews, and much personal reflection what this stubbornly enduring old institution actually is.

Told with Gilbert's trademark wit, intelligence and compassion, Committed attempts to "turn on all the lights" when it comes to matrimony, frankly examining questions of compatibility, infatuation, fidelity, family tradition, social expectations, divorce risks, and humbling responsibilities. Gilbert's memoir is ultimately a clear-eyed celebration of love with all the complexity and consequence that real love, in the real world, actually entails.

©2010 Elizabeth Gilbert (P)2010 Penguin

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A deep and fascinating exploration into and examination of the too often unexamined institution of marriage

I quite simply loved this book! And More importantly, I needed this book, right now, at this time in my life. Having just crossed the 15 year mark in my own marriage I have as of late been feeling a strong and unnerving undercurrent of restlessness. I had never aspired to get married and had been, for most of my life, beyond ambivalent about it and am still not entirely sold on the idea. I married late thinking that I was ready to settle into a comfortable committed union with one person. But just as I had feared, the constraints and limitations of trying to remain the person that my husband married
In order to keep our relationship intact have me questioning why and feeling like I am slowly withering under the weight of this stifling arrangement. Ms. Gilberts exploration of her own ambivalence about marriage has also been mine. This book is a very brave, unflinching, thought and soul provoking examination of our deepest subconscious longings and motivations around a mostly unexamined subject. And I love her Narration, her voice is soothing and full of humor it would not have had the same impact on me Had it been narrated by anyone else.

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Great book for anyone in a relationship!

This is a great book that everyone who's in a relationship should read or listen to. Gilbert gives great insights into marriage and relationships from all different cultures. More importantly, she goes into great detail on the sacrifices women who are married have had to go through for years.

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What is modern marriage

This book has helped me put language to all of my concerns and questions about modern marriage. I LOVE eg

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Fascinating!

A lot of people were sad that this wasn’t eat pray love, but I found this look at marriage fascinating, especially as someone thinking of marrying in the not too distant future.

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great book

this is the perfect book if you are 30ish divorced and a bit salty and lost. being 40ish and happily married round two.....i feel it and get it

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Another honest gem from Gilbert

As with other books I've read/listened to by this author, I felt truly satisfied going along the journey. I recommend it to anyone who questions the tradition of marriage.

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Incredible!

I’ve loved every book that I’ve read by Elizabeth Gilbert and this is no exception. This book truly spoke to me. As a 30 year old divorcee in a happily committed relationship considering whether or not to get married again, I found it to be incredibly helpful. I love how she shares both her personal feelings, experiences and the insight she collects from other people, other cultures, and the evolution of marriage throughout history. A must read for all marriage skeptics!

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Single or Married? Read this now!

I wish I read this when I was young and thinking about marriage. Having been down the aisle 3 times in my life, things may have been far less painful for had I heard this intelligent recap of matrimony.

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Get over it, already!

whiny, complaining and chapter three was a soap box and long, boring dissertation. Now I know what therapists have to go through.

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Important examination, conversation about the institution of marriage

Elizabeth Gilbert is a wonderful narrator of her exploration into all things marriage: autonomy, history, privacy, identity. The ways in which research shows us marriage is deeply beneficial for men and potentially harmful for women is discussed and was for me the most poignant part - I had to listen to it twice. I am equally curious about marriage now as I was before, and I found this book satisfied my curiosity.

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