The New Rules of Marriage

What You Need to Know to Make Love Work

By: Terrence Real

Narrated by: Marc Cashman

In this extraordinary audiobook, Terrence Real, distinguished therapist and best-selling author, presents a long overdue message that women need to hear: You aren’t crazy - you’re right! Women have changed in the last 25 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.

©2007 Terrence Real (P)2007 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

“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, MD, 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)

Feedback

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The book is a must read for all couples who r still married or were married. The author was bold outright and in your face on identifying painful issues.

I liked it and when I found out Terence was from NJ - same here - I liked it even better.

I just ended an engagement 2 marriage - we lived together for 2.5 yrs. The book was recommended to me by my therapist right after the break up.

It was a godsend.
I passed the book along to 5 friends.

Defn a must read.

A. Simmons

I've read a lot

This is one of the best. His work is founded upon Pia Mellody. Very practical.

great insight - well done

Would you consider the audio edition of The New Rules of Marriage to be better than the print version?

don't know

What did you like best about this story?

great real life examples

What does Marc Cashman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

can't read a book in the car

What insight do you think you’ll apply from The New Rules of Marriage?

how to bring up a conflict in a non-threating way, express where it lead your thinking, express how it made you feel, ask for what you would like. Then let it go.
Last part is the hardest - not to be attached to the outcome

The best relationship book I’ve ever heard!

Professional, easily understood with good examples and a pleasure to listen too. I will listen to it again.

Great book

Lots of great informations and tool to use to strengthen and improve marriages . Loved it

The most comprehensive and useful couples look out there right now

I’m 30 books and 4therapists down this road and this is a good comprehensive map for where to move forward. I appreciate the good attribution to other excellent authors like Gottman etc.

Excellent and practical relationship advice

I appreciate his No-nonsense approach for couples. This advice is practical, easy to understand and easy to use. I have recommended this book to many of my clients and potential clients

Beneath the surface.....

This book kept me intrigued thru out the end of the story line. And easy to follow with many great examples to bring in an additional perspectival view. Gearing me with techniques to be utilized in a personal & business ways.
If we dare to go beneath the initial reaction we’ll manage to respond with love and maturity.

Namasate...

this book can save your marriage and your life

insightfull and inspiring, give yourself the gift of Terry Real's methods and guidance. it's never too late to work on yourself to make yourself a better person and improve your relationships.

Excellent book

My god. I so wish I’d known about this work sooner. In any case, I know it now, and Terry would want me to celebrate and use what I’ve learned here. This is a game changer for every relationship I have- personal professional and intimate. Read and implement the work now. I intend to. Terry breaks down connection into its pieces- and works it through, in a way that makes plane sense.