Contempt: the Relationship Canary

I froze. The man on the radio said his research enabled him to predict, within half an hour of listening to them talking, which couples would split. And the killer clue was: contempt.  

Review of Book and Marriage

Have you ever read Arnold Bennett’s The Old Wives Tale?  I’ve been reading it slowly but with enormous pleasure.  (It’s my ‘on the tube’ read, and I haven’t been on public transport much lately.)  The man deserves to be better known for this work, and not just for his omelette.