Jonathan Alpert , a New York-based psychotherapist , has seen many more couples living together “ due to financial worries , who ordinarily would have been in a divorce court .
Alpert has helped many couples in this situation work out how to cope –“ how to bring dates home , handle expenses and simply cohabitate , given the stress of the relationship . ”
If this sounds grim , Alpert offers hope for a romantic ending : I \'ve had several couples on the brink of divorce and living as roommates rekindle the passion and go on to have a very healthy marriage .
Steven Pinker , the writer and Harvard professor , told me that she filled an important niche within the school ’ s department , which has often harbored mavericks with nontraditional projects , including B. F. Skinner ’ s utopian novels and manifestoes and Herb Kelman ’ s encounter groups between Arab and Israeli activists & not to mention Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert , who would become Ram Dass .
