In The Good Wife, the fictional Alicia Florrick sells their beautiful suburban home, downsizes to an urban apartment and begins work at a law firm. Her reasons for staying married to Peter unfold.
Real-life political couples have learned to perform for the media and, at the same time, to distrust media reports. They turn intensely inward toward each other and a few close advisers for counsel. They lose touch with what's considered normal in marriage.
