Today's couples, for the first time in history, insist on equality in all aspects of their marriages. Bestselling author and sociologist Schwartz uncovers the hidden pitfalls, the drastic changes, and the unsuspected and astonishing rewards experienced by truly equal partners. Throughout the book, Schwartz shows peer couples how they can fulfill the unprecedented promise of equality.

Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and past president of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex. She is the co-author of the "Sex and Health" column in Glamour Magazine, writes a regular column in American Baby, contributes regularly to the "Parent and Child" column for the New York Times, and appears biweekly as a relationship expert for KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington, where she lives.