The Three Marriages Reimagining Work, Self

In The Three Marriages, bestselling author, poet, and speaker David Whyte asks us to think about our work, relationships, and inner selves in a radically different way-by drawing them into a mutually supportive conversation.

David Whyte is also the author of seven books of poetry, including River Flow: New & Selected Poems.

Out of Nowhere	p. 1
The Premise	p. 9
The Three Marriages: Work, Self and Other
Some Definitions	p. 17
The First Marriage: The One We Usually Mean	p. 17
Work: The Second Marriage	p. 24
Self: The Third Marriage	p. 31
Love's First Glimpse: Looking for a Mate, a Job, a Life
The Classic Case: Love's First Glimpse of Love Itself	p. 41
Vows Made for Me: Falling in Love with a Work	p. 54
The Doorless Door: Youth's First Glimpse of the Self	p. 82
The Joy of Pursuit: What We Think we are Worthy of in This World
The Pursuit of the First Marriage: The Classic Case Again: Early Stage	p. 103
Opening a Tidal Gate: The Pursuit of a Work Through Difficulty, Doubt and Distraction	p. 120
Searching for a Self: The Pursuit that is not a Pursuit	p. 154
Engagement: The Dramas and Disappointments Immediately Prior to Marriage
Have Nothing, Dare Everything	p. 189
Jane Austen: Despite All	p. 213
Alone in the Struggle: Turning to Face the World	p. 236
Living Together: The Art of Marriage
The Art of Marriage: The Disappearance, Reappearance and Dissolution of the Self	p. 265
A Sweet Prison: Living with the Work We've Chosen	p. 296
Living with the Self: Divorce, Forgiveness and Remarriage	p. 318
Not a Question of Balance: A Marriage of Marriages	p. 344
Acknowledgments	p. 357
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 363
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The Three Marriages Reimagining Work, Self and Relationship

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