In his extraordinary new book, 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 book, Real shows women how to master the new rules of twenty-first-century marriage by offering them a set of effective tools with which they can create the truly intimate relationship that they desire and deserve. He identifies five non-starters to avoid and shares practical strategies for bringing honesty, passion, and joy back to even the most difficult relationship. Using his experience helping thousands of couples shift from despair to profound emotional closeness, Real guides you through the process of relationship repair with exercises that you can do alone or with your partner. With this program you’ll discover how to
– identify and articulate your wants and needs
– listen well and respond generously
– set limits, and stand up for yourself
– embrace and appreciate what you have
– know when to seek outside help
The New Rules of Marriage will introduce you to a radically new kind of relationship, one based on the idea that every woman has the power to transform her marriage, while men, given the right support, have it in them to rise to the occasion.
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.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Funny to say “I love this” book Funny to say “I love this” book, because good lord is it a hard read. It is NOT an easy book to get through – because it very clearly breaks through the crud to get to the heart of the matter, doesn’t hold back in its honesty and really says “if you want to learn, its not going to be pleasant because you’re going to have to change sometimes decades long bad behavior, but here’s the way to happiness”. That said, it’s an amazing book, because it really does give you that road map…
Great Family of Origin Book; Very Helpful and Easy to Relate To Disclaimer: I prefer therapy that explores family of origin issues and how they shape how we relate to other people as we become adults.I cannot explain how much this book has helped me in my personal relationship with not only my partner, but even with my parents. I have found the advice in this book to be easy to follow, even if my partner won’t follow them with me. Which is another piece of advice in the book. The real stories that are presented in the book also help make the…
Powerful yet super user-friendly and great read This book got me to go to the training with Terry Real for this incredibly down to earth approach to relationships and, of course, to have my husband read it so we’d have some shared language and understanding. I use the concepts in this book daily in my therapy work with clients, married or single, as it’s about relationships with anyone, including yourself. The title doesn’t do it justice as it’s more a way of healthy and respectful living guidelines that truly work when applied. I see how…