Unfulfilled in marriage? Feeling unheard or overburdened? Terrence Real offers solutions to communication blocks, empowering women and connecting men with new relationship skills. From “a superstar couples therapist…and a maestro of interpersonal drama” (The New York Times), this book offers solutions for attaining the relationships we want, filled with the love and intimacy we deserve.Bestselling author and nationally renowned therapist Terry Real unearths the causes of communication blocks between men and women in this groundbreaking work. Relationships are in trouble; the demand for intimacy today must be met with new skills, and Real—drawing on his pioneering work on male depression—gives both men and women those skills, empowering women and connecting men, radically reversing the attitudes and emotional stumbling blocks of the patriarchal culture in which we were raised. Filled with powerful stories of the couples Real treats, no other relationship book is as straight talking or compelling in its innovative approach to healing wounds and reconnecting partners with a new strength and understanding. ContentsINTRODUCTIONLove on the Ropes: Men and Women in CrisisEcho Speaks: Empowering the WomanBringing Men in from the ColdPsychological Patriarchy: The Dance of ContemptThe Third Ring: A Conspiracy of SilenceThe Unspeakable Pain of CollusionNarcissus Resigns: An Unconventional TherapySmall Murders: How We Lose Passion A New Model of LoveRecovering Real PassionLove?s Assassins: Control, Revenge, and ResignationIntimacy as a Daily PracticeRelational EsteemLearning to Speak RelationallyLearning to Listen: Scanning for the PositiveStaying the Course: Negotiation and IntegrityWhat It Takes to LoveENDNOTESINDEX