Open Marriage: A New Life Style for Couples

by George O'Neill and Nena O'Neill

Book Overview

The classic that revolutionized the way Americans see marriage. Sold more than 35 million copies and translated into 14 languages. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087131438X
• ISBN13: 9780871314383
• Release Date: March 1984
• Publisher: M. Evans and Company
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An All-Time Guide to a Great Marriage

Misunderstood as advocating a group marriage or out of marriage sex, this book does address some of the key elements that a couple need to have in their relationship in order to get the most out of it. Specifically talks about how to rethink jealousy, independence, open vs. closed marriages, realistic expectations, marriage myths, a heavy dose of communications, productive fighting, role flexibility, open companionship, equality, identity, trust, and love and sex without jealousy. This has been a book I've re-read every year or two in my vital 44-year (so far!) marriage.

A Must Read for anyone in A Relationship

This book is a classic when it pertains to building and establishing a relationship that works for you and your partner. It is written with a much different perspective and definition of an open marriage than today's view of Open Marriage. I highly urge anyone in a relationship to read this book together with their partner as a way to stimulate and nurture individual and collective growth. Please keep in mind the time period this book was written in, as some of the examples used to illustrate points will not speak to the current dynamics between the sexes. Overall, it's a thoughtful and transforming read.

An Excellent Book about Open Marriage - NOT Swinging!

The title of this book has become misleading only because the meaning of the words "Open Marriage" has changed over the decades.This book is an excellent guide for people interested in all the aspects of attaining and living in an open marriage, which is an overall way of life, not just sexual freedom. Everything from sex to doing the dishes is covered in this book. Some of the language may sound dated since it's original printing, but then again, so does Shakespeare.This the best book I have ever found to learn about ALL aspects of your marital relationships (not just the sexual ones) and discover the ways in which people try to control and eventually destroy each other as individuals within a marriage.If you want a book on "swinging" (a/k/a recreational, non-monogomous sex) then this is NOT the book you are looking for. But then again, Open Marriage is leaps and bounds beyond just swinging. This book guides you through making this a way of life in a wonderful way, changing the traditional marriage views in ALL aspects, including non-monogomous sex, but not JUST sex.How do I know this? I've been living this way for 15 years and still going happy and strong. My first "traditional" marriage lasted 3 years.

A great informative must read. Not just for open marriage.

I feel that this book can apply to every romantic pairing. This is not just a book for those contemplating an open marriage. This is a book that can give you great ideas regarding space in a relationship. It expands on the idea that just because you are part of a couple does not mean you have to give up yourself. It promotes the idea of still mainting and developing new ideas and hobbies about yourself. It really has so very little to do with sex and more to do with keeping your own life exciting and not expecting the marriage to solve all your fulfilment needs.

Not sure about the title

This not a "how to" guide to "swinging" (or whatever people call it) but in fact much more a book that addresses the question of being together and growing with a partner while retaining individuality and seperatedness within a relationship of honesty, trust and openess. I felt a lot less cynical and much more positive about the institution of marriage as a result of reading this book.I thought it was excellent and I feel it's a book that would probably appeal to many more people if the title was different. But then again it was because of the title that I found it. Highly recommended for any relationship whether or not marriage is a part of it.