How Can I Get Through to You?: Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women

Terrence Real

May 2010 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

"What happened to the passion we started with?
Why aren't we as close as we used to be?"

PROBLEM: If you are a woman who is unfulfilled in your marriage...if you feel unheard or overburdened...if you quietly live in a state of slow-burn resentment...
PROBLEM: If you are a man unhappy that your partner seems so unhappy with you...if you feel bewildered, unappreciated, or betrayed...

This book offers a solution

Bestselling author and nationally renowned therapist Terrence 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.

Ratings and reviews

Excellent book. Quite possibly the best book ever written for married couples who have communication issues, particularly when the woman is not feeling fulfilled/loved and the man is tired of feeling like he's the cause of his wife's disappointment. My 10 year marriage has had it's struggles on an ongoing basis and had we read this years ago, I think we would have been better off during these past many years. We had tried marital counseling which was not very helpful and terrible for him. For the first time ever I see my husband changing the way he relates to me and I have a new respect for my marriage. I highly recommend this book!

About the author

Terrence Real is an internationally recognized family therapist, speaker, and author. He founded the Relational Life Institute, offering workshops for couples, individuals, and parents along with a professional training program for clinicians to learn his Relational Life Therapy methodology. He is the bestselling author of Us, How Can I Get Through to You?, and The New Rules of Marriage.