What the Beatles Taught Me About the Book I Wrote Alone

The article explores how an early agreement between John Lennon and Paul McCartney shaped the way credit was shared, even before any recorded music existed. It says that at age 16 they decided that everything either of them wrote would carry both names, using “Lennon-McCartney” rather than only one surname. The author, a couples therapist in her fourth decade, links that choice to concepts from relationship psychology, describing how hierarchies can distort intimacy and create constant scorekeeping. The piece also references the author’s own book, “Feel Free Together—How to Remarry Your Partner,” saying its model drew from her marriage and interactions in therapy. The excerpt ends mid-sentence, indicating the full argument continues beyond the provided text.