{"product_id":"the-other-significant-others-reimagining-life-with-friendship-at-the-center-hardcover","title":"The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRhaina Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eAN INDIE BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An arresting work of compassion and insight.\" ―Lori Gottlieb\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved and recommend [\u003ci\u003eThe Other Significant Others\u003c\/i\u003e] to everybody.\" --Ezra Klein \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I feel like I've been waiting for this book for my entire adult life.\" ―Anne Helen Petersen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy do we assume romantic relationships are more important than friendships? What do we lose when we expect a spouse to meet all our needs? And what can we learn about commitment, love, and family from people who put deep friendship at the center of their lives? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Other Significant Others\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR's Rhaina Cohen invites us into the lives of people who have defied convention by choosing a friend as a life partner--these are friends who are home co-owners, co-parents or each other's caregivers. Their riveting stories unsettle widespread assumptions about relationships, including the idea that sex is a defining feature of partnership and that people who raise kids together should be in a romantic relationship. Platonic partners from different walks of life--spanning age and religion, gender and sexuality and more--reveal how freeing and challenging it can be to embrace a relationship model that society doesn't recognize. And they show that orienting your world around friends isn't limited to daydreams and episodes of \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, but actually possible in real life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on years of original reporting and striking social science research, Cohen argues that we undermine romantic relationships by expecting too much of them, while we diminish friendships by expecting too little of them. She traces how, throughout history, our society hasn't always fixated on marriage as the greatest source of meaning, or even love. At a time when many Americans are spending large stretches of their lives single, widowed or divorced, or feeling the effects of the \"loneliness epidemic,\" Cohen insists that we recognize the many forms of profound connection that can anchor our lives. A rousing and incisive book, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Significant Others\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to ask what we want from our relationships--not just what we're \u003ci\u003esupposed\u003c\/i\u003e to want--and transforms how we define a fulfilling life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhaina Cohen is an award-winning producer and editor for NPR's documentary podcast, \u003ci\u003eEmbedded\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work, often focused on social connection, has aired on numerous podcasts and radio shows, including \u003ci\u003eHidden Brain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvisibilia\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e All Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, The \u003ci\u003eNew Republic \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere. The recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Cohen is a graduate of Northwestern University and Oxford, where she was a Marshall Scholar. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband, friends, and her friends' children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.35 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764262175008,"sku":"9781250280916","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5d7642a1c950674eaf0edb8e14e7dd3d.webp?v=1780247184","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-other-significant-others-reimagining-life-with-friendship-at-the-center-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}