My father, Jack Dominian, who has died aged 84, was a psychiatrist and lay Roman Catholic theologian who put loving relationships at the centre of his work and founded One Plus One, an independent marriage research centre. Through his 25 years of clinical work with the NHS until his retirement in 1988, he became increasingly aware of the emotional, psychological and economic costs of relationship breakdown.
He founded One Plus One in 1971, and raised funds ruthlessly during its difficult early days, embarrassing my mother, Edith, on many a social occasion with, in his own words, a blind irrational stubbornness and refusal to acknowledge any obstacles. One Plus One is now a thriving, government-funded charity with an emphasis on research, preventive work, and the creation of resources to strengthen relationships.
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