This American Life Season 2 Episode 5
Cartoonist Chris Ware animates a true story that demonstrates that every marriage—even the happiest—is a courtroom. But most of the episode is devoted to the slow-motion disintegration of one couple’s marriage. The husband’s obsession with a legal battle forces the most basic marital questions into the open: what do I need? And what can I put up with?
Serie: This American Life
Episode Title: Every Marriage Is a Courtroom
Air Date: 2008-06-01