Everyone tells you marriage is hard but no one tells you what to do about itAt age thirtyfour Jo Piazza got her romanticcomedy ending when she met the man of her dreams on a boat in the Galpagos Islands and was engaged three months later But before long Jo found herself riddled with questions How do you make a marriage work in a world where you no longer need to be married How does an independent strongwilled feminist become someones partnerall the timeIn the tradition of writers such as Nora Ephron and Elizabeth Gilbert awardwinning journalist and nationally bestselling author Jo Piazza writes a provocative memoir of a real first year of marriage that will forever change the way we look at matrimony A travel editor constantly on the move Jo journeys to twenty countries on five continents to figure out what modern marriage means Throughout this stunning funny warm and wise personal narrative she gleans wisdom from matrilineal tribeswomen French ladies who lunch Orthodox Jewish moms