Many books have been written about the development and formation of children, but significantly fewer publications are devoted to the psychological patterns of adult life. Meanwhile, young people entering adulthood often have no idea what it is, they do not have a “map of adulthood” with a description of the roads leading to a happy marriage, harmonious relationships, satisfaction with their destiny, etc. Suggested the book can help the reader “orient” himself in his own life. The author describes the patterns of human development in adulthood, the main crises, the process of establishing relationships with oneself and others - spouses, children, friends. For psychologists, as well as for a wide range of readers.