Oscar-nominated documentarian Dana Adam Shapiro set out across the country with a tape recorder in search of modern answers to an age-old question: Why does love die—and what can we do to prevent it from happening? 

It all began as a self-help journey in the purest sense. A serial monogamist for more than two decades, Shapiro had just ended his fifth three-year relationship and wanted to know why the honeymoon phase never lasted until the actual honeymoon. Believing that you learn more from failure than from success, he spent the next four years interviewing hundreds of divorced people, living vicariously through the romantic tragedies of others, hoping to become so fluent in the errors of Eros that he would be able to avoid them in his own love life—and one day be a better husband.

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 “We used to have all these rules, (but) as you go on in your relationship, you just get into a flow. Will, to me, encompasses everything. It’s almost as if calling him ‘my husband’ is too small of a word for what he means in my life… I think I had a very stuck idea of what a husband looks like, what a wife should be. Once I broke all of that, a whole new world opened for me and man, oh, man, I got to see him in all his glory. And so that’s what it’s evolved into. And I’m just ecstatic about it.” -Jada Pinkett Smith on her marriage to Will Smith

Liquid chlorophyll is perfect for The Healthy WIFE, looking for an afternoon pick me up alternative to coffee. This wonder supplement oxygenates the blood, helping to rebuild and replenish your red blood cells, boosting THE WIFE’s energy and increasing your wellbeing almost instantly and naturally. Besides being a wonderful energizer, chlorophyll also has great antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic properties and is good for alkalising the body so enzymes can function at the right pH. THE WIFE Favorite: ChlorOxygen® Chlorophyll Concentrate Drops, $18.00 at HerbsEtc.com or Whole Foods Market -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE

Leave it to Amazon.com to create a new way for THE WIFE to shop at home. Did your kids just eat the last of the cereal? Just run out of Shampoo? Conveniently refill and restock your home’s everyday essentials, and have fun doing it. Amazon Dash connects to your home Wi-Fi network and works directly with your AmazonFresh account. Say or scan items into your Dash, and then view the list on your desktop or mobile device to purchase and schedule delivery. Every member of the family can use Dash to easily add items, Keep it on your kitchen counter or hang it on the refrigerator. Perfect for the working WIFE or WIFE with Kids who never has time on her side. Visit Amazon.com for more information and click “continue reading” to watch the video to see how Dash works. –Taryn Cox for THE WIFE

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 THE WIFE’s™ newest fitness obsession comes from former New York City Ballet dancer, Andie Hecker. Ballet Bodies was developed with the idea that physical fitness should be imparted by those who have learned to master the art of body awareness and aesthetic change. In Andie’s words… “Nobody does it like a ballet dancer.” Her fitness studio integrates pilates, personal training and ballet successfully turning out long, lean and graceful WIVES. Ballet bodies is perfect for THE WIFE™ looking for an intense and diverse personalized workout either in a one on one private session or group class.

THE WIFE™ Favorite: Tutu Tuesday Group Ballet Class (You actually get to wear tutus while achieving smaller thighs and a lifted derriere.), $25.00 per class. Visit Balletbodies.com for more information. -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE