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Case studies are available of couples (30s-50s) who have had at least one annual MOT and attend the Compass4Couples Centre, as well as lady who left her partner after reading the book. The author and his wife are also available to interview about life before, during and after the affair that prompted the creation of the Centre and the new book:helenlewis@literallypr.com/bethmcdonald@literallypr.com
Advance review copies of The Coupledom Trap are available now as a PDF and print copies from mid-January, to request a copy please contact us.
5thJanuary 2017: A new book is due for release on Valentine's Day that is already responsible for the demise of at least one relationship and the introduction of annual MOTs for many other couples. The Coupledom Trap by Tal Araim (Filament Publishing, £8.95), the founder of the Compass4Couples Centre in Surrey, is a candid, challenging, self-help book designed not just for the millions of couples around the world struggling with coupledom and on the brink of divorce, but for the millions of young people who are scared of going down the same path. The bookcontains a compatibility agreement that you and your partner can complete after reading the book, as well as a compatibility test that you could also take online atwww.compass4couples.com.
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Within this new book, the author explains his reasons for opening the first of what he hopes will be many Compass4Couples Centres and for writing The Coupledom Trap. Tal had an affair - he fell in love with another woman and wanted to leave his wife and children to be with her - but he had a change of heart and together, they have been on a very difficult journey to their current state of being: a happy, honest family home. He loves his wife, but he readily admits they're not ‘in love'. They are co-habiting, sharing the parental duties and enjoying each other's company in the family environment. What comes next - once the children have grown up and flown the nest - he doesn't know. But he does know a lot more, after years of research, soul searching and therapy, about why one in five Brits admit to having an affair (the figure would of course be higher if you included those who didn't admit it) and the fact that 50% of marriages end in divorce.
Tal asks: "What damage does tolerating lovelessness do to us and to our children - and what can we do about it?".
He recommends that young people in new relationships, those who are dating, people who are considering marriage and kids and mortgages and a lifetime commitment, consider how they can break the cycle of children being reared in loveless marriages, family units lacking in honesty, openness and fun.
Where would your partner sit on the list of "with these people I feel free to be silly, careless and laugh until my stomach hurts"? Are you only the ‘real' you when you're with your best friend? Do you keep things from your partner but share them freely with others? Are you being authentic and true to yourself when you're at home with your partner?
At the Compass4Couples Centre, the most regular visitors are local university and college students, although they also welcome newlyweds through to long married couples. Tal runs a series of regular, free seminars and workshops, and offers an annual MOT (with professionally trained therapists and counsellors) to help couples stay on track, continue having fun and be honest about what is working and what isn't.
Tal advises: "The book - and the Centre - encourage people to be honest and true from the beginning. Don't show ‘the best' version of yourself on that first date, be honest, tell the truth, say you don't like the meal, or the dodgy bar you're in, laugh at that joke that's not very politically correct if you want to. Because eventually, the ‘real' you will come out - perhaps only with your friends - and you'll be living a lie".
"Do not pass this book without reading it; whichever stage of a relationship you are in, this book will improve the way you live your life. For me, The Coupledom Trap is the most honest and direct approach to how we should be looking at our relationships. It not only explains the problem, but Tal Araim seems to have found the cure. Quite simply, this book is the penicillin for our generation and, most importantly, the next."-- Simon Clark, Former Publishing Director, Dennis Publishing UK Men's Lifestyle and Maxim Magazine
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Notes to editors
About Tal Araim
"After many years of life experience, myriad relationships, one marriage, two children, an affair, a near divorce, clinical depression, drugs, alcohol, therapy, recovery, research, giving seminars and taking part in countless debates, I have decided to channel all these experiences into writing a book and opening Compass, the first couples coaching centre that helps those in love, stay in love. I cannot/do not expect everyone to go through my journey to become better equipped to deal with his or her relationships. I do hope that I can share my experience and research to help other couples avoid these pitfalls and establish the foundation on which long loving relationships are based." - Tal Araim
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