Prepare to be challenged, enlightened, and touched by Wayne Scott’s new book: The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Reimagined – where convention is carefully questioned, examined - and ultimately tossed aside - as he navigates the complexities of relationships. After Scott’s wife, Eva, learns he is struggling with his identity within the context of their monogamous marriage, they make the difficult decision to separate. With three young children, a mortgage, and the threat of divorce looming large, the two take a leap of faith and begin attending couples therapy with a professional that will forever change each of their lives. It is in that very therapist’s office that the seeds for a beautiful, renewed phase of their relationship are sown as they seek to find a “common story” and, to their surprise, fall in love all over again. 
 An unlikely love story and a powerful antidote to a society becoming increasingly apathetic about marriage - The Maps They Give Us is a worthy exploration. Scott’s reflection and candor make the book a powerful reminder that sometimes the “end” is only just the beginning. Scott unpacks what it means to be in a mixed-orientation marriage - a set-up that he playfully dubs, “Will and Grace with kids, cats, and a mortgage.”   

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