The Modern Lover: A Playbook for Suitors, Spouses & Ringless Carousers

Mollod and Tesauro have a stiff drink and cool counsel at the ready. And for those modern bachelors who are getting hitched, the authors have copious advice on staging an unorthodox wedding with class, managing the financial merger, stoking the bedroom coals, and embarking on "Daddy Detox." Packed with sharp wit and insightful commentary, THE MODERN LOVER is the definitive guide for guys negotiating the road from bachelor pad to bedroom fads to brand-new dad.

Mollod and Tesauro are monthly manners columnists for Men’s Health magazine.

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Lover? Not "SEX?", 2008-04-09
As an androphile, reading a book written ostensibly by and for heterophile readers, I found much to like in this pleasant, entertaining, useful, and prudent book. Androphiles capable of substituting pronouns and "like-for-like" will share my pleasures. Most of us have been, done, and repeated many of the "hedonic" and pleasureless aims of the "pleasure principle," without any pleasure. Is it possible we missed something?

Well, the authors seem to have gone through the same process we all seem to undergo. And, in this charming little book, they espouse something as strange and foreign as emotionally-involved romanticism. Wow. Seems almost antediluvian. Romance? Emotions? Pleasures? Discretion? Discrimination? Tastes? Sensual sexuality? Not for the feint of heart, or the online "hook-up" generation -- except as a way out of the hedonic treadmill.

The humor, lightness, and yet serious themes are excellently conjoined to make this little book of Don Juan's stories seem only too common, yet with opportunities the "commercial" interests may have omitted. Imagine? A modern, romantic lover who wants more than anonymous serial dalliances (and that too)? To think we have those choices? If for no other reason, to see the expanded choices available makes this light-hearted fare a charming, pleasant, and enjoyable read.


1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

A fun read, if a little too "Clever", 2007-07-26
Mollod and Tesauro have done it again; a sharp, witty look at what gents 'should' and 'should not' be doing in searching, meeting, wooing, and keeping. About 1/2 of the sentences in this cook are similes, another 1/4 are metaphors. Here and there exist a few *truly* clever, witty gems. (If the "witty banter" in shows like "The Gilmore Girls" drives you nuts, this is NOT a book you'll enjoy.) A number of topics are explored, some of them more mundane than others. Overall, most of Mollod and Tesauro's advice is sage; guidance for making informed choices, and answers to minor-detail questions abound.

Recipes for adult beverages are peppered throughout the pages, often named or themed alongside the topic at hand-- however they contain no measurements, so proportions for making these drinks may require a certain amount of speculation or experimentation.

A fun read for both men and women.


3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

The Most Helpful Book of All Time, 2006-03-09
'The Modern Lover' acts as the psychologically astute younger brother to its care-free inlaw 'The Modern Gentleman'. Where 'The Modern Gentleman' touches on certain subjects and provides an extremely insightful and inspiring view of the social game, 'The Modern Lover' will dive deeper into the more delicious and kinky topics of saucy romance, provocative friendship, and cheeky chocolatiers. Like 'The Modern Gentleman,' it provides a play-by-play without out a single mutter of the words "You Should..." or "Don't Do..." It's a mature, yet playful etiquette book for those ready to drop the hammer and iron chisel for sculpting their social views and pick up the detail pick, ready to face the 'Refining' task with strong and confident strikes. My only regret is that the 5 star book rating system doesn't reach into the triple digits.
Because of Jason Tesauro and Phineas Mollod, I have gone from lazily and royally sending my relationships into oblivion to vibrantly balancing three, completely open, relationships at once and with wiggle room to spare. BUY THIS BOOK and BUY 'The Modern Gentleman,' I promise, the rebar reinforcement that your confidence receives will be priceless.


3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Superior Sequel, 2005-11-29
Face it honeys, this is no Jaws 2. Oh sure, you can't throw a baklava in Boston and miss someone who loved that stinker, but I'm here to tell you that THIS particular Part II is the tops. That's right: just when you thought it was safe again to be a boorish lout, drink PBR straight from the can and finally frame your Looney Toons artwork, think again. These guys'll put you right in no time, quaffing Opus One and wooing stewardesses like you were Wilt Chamberlain. Can't get on the mailing list for young and lusty grads of the Ivies? This is a close second. So drop the attitide, drop the 10 bucks, and open the door to a brand new you. Thank you, Messers Mollod and Tesauro, you rhubarb rubbers you.


4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

From Dork to Dirk, 2005-11-29
Diggler that is. Before reading this gem, I was playing with Ewok dolls on my Mom's living room carpet. A few words of wisdom from Mollod and Tesauro, and I've dropped the drip and gained me some hip. I champagne-sabered my way to hipsville, daddy-o, and there's no turning back. New Dad? This is the bible. Ringless carouser? You're right at home. Hipster with a bent for Bordeaux? Hop in the tub, the water's fine. Pricele$$!

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