The New Rules of Marriage, Terrence Real
The New Rules of Marriage, Terrence Real
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The New Rules of Marriage
What You Need to Know to Make Love Work

Author: Terrence Real

Narrator: Terrence Real

Abridged: 6 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/30/2007

Synopsis

In his extraordinary new audiobook, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and bestselling author, presents a long overdue message that women need to hear: You aren’t crazy–you’re right!
Women have changed in the last twenty-five years–they have become powerful, independent, self-confident, and happy. Yet many men remain irresponsible and emotionally detached. They don’t know how to respond to frustrated partners who just want their mates to show up and grow up.
Enter the good news: In this revolutionary audiobook, Real offers women a set of effective tools with which they can create the truly intimate relationship that they desire and deserve. He guides you through the process of relationship repair with exercises that you can do alone or with your partner.
We have never wanted so much from our relationships as we do today. More than any other generation, we yearn for our mates to be lifelong friends and lovers. The New Rules of Marriage shows us how to fulfill this courageous and uncompromising new vision.

About The Author

Terrence Real is the bestselling author of I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression and How Can I Get Through to You?: Reconnecting Men and Women. He has been a practicing family therapist for more than 20 years and has lectured and held workshops across the country. In March 2002, Real founded the Relational Life Institute. His work has been featured on Today and Good Morning America, as well as in The New York Times, Psychology Today, Esquire, and numerous academic publications.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on September 15, 2020

My husband and I read this book as a recommendation from our therapist. And she did warn me that I might not love parts of it. Although it has some helpful techniques for communicating and fighting "well," I could not stand Real's outdated and often sexist examples. His female patients/ characters/......more

Goodreads review by Brian on May 12, 2022

Overview In the 20th century, marriage was traditional in the sense that, like marriage for centuries before, happiness meant, above all, being good companions. The great roles for men and women of the 20th century were forged: Man-the-Breadwinner and Woman-the-Caretaker. But similar to other soc......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 05, 2021

I like many of these tools very much, love the relationship grid, love the "losing strategies". I think Real has a particular knack for explaining where men's thinking gets dysfunctional in relationships (the grandiosity frame, so useful) I want to emphasize that I really do like this book, before I......more

Goodreads review by Nicko on April 27, 2008

This will be the wedding gift that I would give to any newly married couple. Good relationship advice for anyone though.......more

Goodreads review by Luke on January 02, 2023

I found this book to be exceptionally useful. I'm engaged and prior to getting married, we decided (I suggested) that we read this book together and talk about how we can grow together in our relationship prior to getting married. We also subsequently read a book that asks difficult questions to ens......more

Quotes

Advance praise for The New Rules of Marriage

“Terry Real helps overturn old-fashioned, confining roles and opens up a treasury of hope for lasting and exciting intimacy for couples everywhere. This is a wonderful, joyful, and highly useful book.”
–Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Crazy Busy

“Falling in love is easy, staying in love is another matter. Couples yearning for more closeness are truly in uncharted territory . . . until now, that is. This book offers amazing new insights about men and women and what it takes to make relationships work in our ever-changing culture.”
–Michele Weiner-Davis, MSW, author of Divorce Busting

“If you’re tired of the same old dance, get ready to learn a few new steps–real steps–the ones that will make a difference in your life and the lives of those you love.”
–Cheryl Richardson, author of Life Makeovers

“Terrence Real offers a brilliant, winning strategy for achieving the full-tilt, authentic, exhilarating connection both women and men crave. Real’s revolutionary program is sure to lead them to it–with the dignity, fairness, and humor that characterizes his work.”
–Dalma Heyn, author of Drama Kings

“An amazing guide to developing powerful relational skills. It is served up with great wit and a keen sense of humor–a great read.”
–Pia Mellody, author of Facing Love Addiction and The Intimacy Factor

“Groundbreaking, insightful, funny, this book brings readers the inside scoop. Sharing the deep and simple truths, it offers us practical wisdom everybody can use to make love work.”
–Bell Hooks, author of All About Love: New Visions

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