Book excerpt: The Marriage Map offers you a unique roadmap of the inevitable changes that occur in marriage as each individual grows and matures and develops over a lifetime. The vision presented here will prepare, awaken and enlighten you in your own path to appreciate the valleys and mountains that you need to cross as you journey together with your romantic partner. Through both personal and mythological stories, authors Drs. Michael and Barbara Grossman share themselves deeply and honestly in order to inspire you to create and maintain your romantic partnership. As you share their journey, you will discover the path that will lead you out of the power struggle in your own marriage to a new life of partnership, joy, and pleasure, which will enhance your relationship and satisfy cherished dreams.