Somehow I have a feeling that marriage, even as a system, wouldn't yield well to object-model analysis... too many variables.
I'm hoping if Michele is aware of this discussion, she'd support it on the basis that first of all, it is VERY MUCH on-topic, and secondly, if it can help people like us, then it's a good thing, right? I'd be VERY interested in hearing what she would have to say about this book...