“The Normal Bar”  Chrisanna Northrup  Harmony; 304 pages; $25
When it comes to romantic relationships, what is normal? San
Diegan Chrisanna Northrup wanted to know. Her own marriage was
at stake.  With the help of two Ivy League-educated
sociologists, Pepper Schwartz and James Witte, she put together
a survey that received almost 100,000 responses worldwide. The
authors call it the most extensive glimpse ever into the love
lives of everyday people.  The resulting book, “The Normal Bar,”
showcases what people who identify themselves as happy are doing
when it comes to such things as romance, money, household
chores, sex and parenting.  Northrup will be at Warwick’s at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday.  Q: Where did you get the idea for this book?
A: Fourteen years into my own relationship, I started to
question my happiness. It kind of felt like my husband and I
were just keeping our heads above water, just survival mode,
more like teammates, which is not really how I pictured my
marriage looking. I pictured it a lot more