Cameroon: Priest's book "Love Isn't Enough?" challenges couples on marriage realities

A Cameroonian priest is urging couples to look beyond initial passion and confront the realities of married life in his new book, "Love Isn't Enough?" Father Arsène de la Miséricorde, a Spiritan priest, wrote the essay to address why deeply in love couples sometimes end up hating each other with such intensity.

Drawing from his extensive experience in pastoral care, counseling, and conflict mediation, the author diagnoses the common obstacles that hinder communication and lasting love in marriage. His goal is to help couples avoid the erosion of their affection over time.

The book is intended for a broad audience, including engaged and married couples, as well as anyone aspiring to marriage and seeking to build a fulfilling union. It also serves as a valuable resource for priests, catechists, educators, spiritual counselors, psychotherapists, and anyone involved in supporting couples.

Beyond diagnosis, "Love Isn't Enough?" provides both practical and spiritual approaches. It identifies the "diseases" that plague married life and suggests concrete ways to overcome difficulties and resolve conflicts. For Christian couples, the book includes specific prayers. Self-reflection questionnaires also encourage personal introspection, helping readers understand themselves better before seeking to understand their partners.

A book signing event held in Yaoundé on July 21, 2026, brought together clergy, philosophers, psychotherapists, magistrates, and many faithful. The discussions were enhanced by a couple celebrating 20 years of marriage, who shared their journey of perseverance and dialogue through life's trials.

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Where does it come from that couples who at the start loved each other deeply end up hating each other with such energy?