The New Couple: Why the Old Rules Don't Work and What Does [Hardcover]

Maurice Taylor (Author), Seana Mcgee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 2000

Maurice Taylor and Seana McGee's "ten new laws of love" are contemporary relationship principles that show us how to move beyond the traditional, outdated power struggle model and into a healthy new relationship that fulfills the life goals and emotional needs of both partners. The authors offer realistic relationship skills - such as deep listening, anger management, negotiation and agreement making - to help couples pinpoint what is and isn't working, define a healthy bottom line, create self-love, overcome fear of identity loss and, above all, achieve their shared mission in life. The book includes case studies, stories, questionnaires and exercises for building a strong new couple relationship.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Maurice Taylor and Seana McGee have boldly declared the end of the 'traditional marriage' and replaced it with an image of the 'new couple.' The 'ten new laws of love' is a remarkable clear, systematic and complete guide for couples living in the modern context. All couples who are willing to be guided by the 'new rules' will be greatly helped to live in the reality of successful marriage. I highly recommend it." -- Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples

About the Author

Maurice Taylor, M.A., and Seana McGee, M.A., a married couple, are psychotherapists specializing in couples counseling. They are internationally known relationship experts and founding directors of New Couple, Intl., a seminar and lecture organization for couples and singles in Sausalito, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (March 22, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0062516337
• ISBN-13: 978-0062516336
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Mars and Venus, a new constellation for couples, June 18, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Couple: Why the Old Rules Don't Work and What Does (Hardcover)

Such a smart book! Marriage counselors married to each other, Maurice and Seanna are two unique people who have managed to craft a solid, lively relationship for themselves without giving up their individuality. In The New Couple they pass on their experience, strength, and hope to their clients and readers in an interesting and entertaining way. The material is beautifully organized into ten "new laws of love" that make wonderful sense. The book is intellectually compelling and emotionally sensitive...almost too much to ask of any book. (I could not get through the Mars/Venus stuff.)

I found The New Couple so upbeat and full of good advice that I attended a workshop presented by the authors. I left their presence feeling that a relationship is possible, and I've started dating again after ten years of terror at the prospect of repeating my past mistakes. This is nothing short of magic! Read this book, you won't regret it.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a road map for relationships!, March 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The New Couple: Why the Old Rules Don't Work and What Does (Hardcover)

When I shared the information in "The New Couple" with my boyfriend, it made perfect sense to him (as it did to me) that we had finally found a book to help us grow a more positive, loving relationship. The New Couple explains how we revert to "old models" of love...examples set by our parents or grandparents...who didn't have a clue how to relate to one another outside the traditional "you're the housewife, I'm the breadwinner" roles. Now we have the tools to recognize it when those "old models" pop up, how to "un-learn" them and replace them using communications tools such as "deep listening" and peaceful conflict resolution. I'm sharing this book with my girlfriends who are still looking for that special person to come into their lives, and I KNOW it will help them prepare to find the love they long for, and deserve. Thank you Seanna McGee and Maurice Taylor...we're on the way to becoming a "New Couple"!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Decent New Rules, April 30, 2001

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John V. Spears III (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Couple: Why the Old Rules Don't Work and What Does (Hardcover)

Among relationship self-help books, this is one of the better titles of the moment. Taylor and McGee write in a breezy style and sow their text with a large number of example couples, which make their story readable if uninspired. Their forte, however, is the comprehensiveness of their list of rules and the reassuring common sense they must have used in developing them. While none of the rules are new and different individually, listing them in this comprehensive fashion is useful, and makes this book stand out as one of the better examples of the genre.