The newly published book from Palmetto Publishing uses satirical inversion and clinical frameworks to map the precise mechanics of marital collapse and recovery.

CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Palmetto Publishing has released How To Fail A Marriage, a new book by dual-licensed clinician Corey M LaRue. The work applies a satirical pedagogical inversion to the study of relational failure, teaching readers exactly how marriages collapse in order to show them how to prevent it. The book is now available through online retailers.

How To Fail A Marriage opens not with gentle encouragement but with a detailed, tongue-in-cheek “Manual for Failure.” LaRue maps the daily mechanisms that erode partnerships: weaponized silence, chronic scorekeeping, the slow starvation of trust, and the quiet dissolution of personal autonomy. Each destructive blueprint is then paired with rigorous, evidence-based alternatives drawn from family systems theory and over a decade of clinical practice. The book addresses the compounding structural loads that fracture households, including blended family triangulation, financial strain, grief, and the demands of parenting children with complex neurodevelopmental profiles such as ADHD, ASD, and ODD.

The central premise is direct. Marriages do not die from a single catastrophic event. They bleed out from a thousand daily choices. LaRue treats marriage as a high-stakes team sport where individual ego, left unchecked, erodes collective safety. The book includes clinical assessments and reflection tools designed to interrupt destructive cycles before they become irreversible. It rejects the familiar advice to “just communicate better” and instead provides operational frameworks for rebuilding trust and interdependence under real-world pressure.

Corey M LaRue stated, “I wrote this book for the people who have already tried everything, who have white-knuckled through another silent dinner and another tense car ride, and who are quietly terrified that the compounding weight of daily life is dissolving the one relationship they cannot afford to lose. They do not need softer language. They need a blueprint.”

The book is positioned within a growing market of analytically driven relationship resources that favor clinical precision over sentimentality. Readers drawn to the research of John Gottman, the provocative reframing of Esther Perel, or the structural household frameworks of Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play will find familiar rigor here. How To Fail A Marriage arrives at a moment when conversations around neurodivergent parenting, blended family dynamics, and relational burnout occupy an increasingly prominent space in both clinical literature and popular culture.

How To Fail A Marriage is available for purchase online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com. For more information about the author, please visit any of their social media platforms.

About the Author: Corey M LaRue is a dual-licensed clinician specializing in relational psychology, family systems theory, and behavioral optimization. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, he brings a rare analytical precision to the study of how marriages succeed and fail, grounding his work in data-driven frameworks rather than the vague platitudes that dominate the self-help landscape. His professional background equips him with a uniquely operational perspective on the structural mechanics of intimate relationships, blended family dynamics, and the compounding pressures that fracture households from the inside out.

LaRue wrote How to Fail a Marriage out of a conviction that couples deserve more than soft reassurances. His approach uses a bold pedagogical inversion: by meticulously mapping the blueprint for engineering a high-conflict divorce, he reveals exactly what it takes to prevent one. The book emerged from his deep engagement with the real-world complexities his readers face, including the challenges of raising neurodivergent children, surviving profound grief, and navigating the intense structural loads of modern family life. His voice blends dark humor with clinical rigor, reflecting a belief that honesty, even when uncomfortable, is the foundation of genuine change.

About the Book:

Title: How To Fail A Marriage
Author: Corey M LaRue

Publisher: Palmetto Publishing
Publication date: September 29, 2026
ISBN-13: 9798318845666, 9798318845659, 9798318845673

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