Authors: Manuel Villegas and Pilar Mallor

This book is aimed at those who are perplexed about the meaning of life as a couple. He aspires to serve as a map for them to be able to situate themselves in it with greater knowledge of the cause, according to their own choices and with the conviction that the life in pairs will be the result of what the people that compose it decide that it is.

Until relatively recently, couples were set up following a pre-established script, which conformed to concepts, regulations and even socially determined rituals, so that the marriage partner knew exactly what steps he should take and where they would take him, just as he Menu of a restaurant establishes and limits the class and sequence of the dishes that are served, with no more choice.

However, in the current situation of social and personal instability, changes in moral criteria, laxity in commitments and focus on short-term selfish and hedonistic goals have introduced new variables and personal preferences in conceiving and establishing The marital bonds. Thus, the contracting parties no longer conform to the predetermined parameters by the religious or social "menu" to form a spousal partner, if not they choose "à la carte" both the ingredients and the components of the same, according to the modality Conceptual and experiential of a couple that they want to constitute.