Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...spotted a pristine copy of Men Are From Mars Woman Are From Venus. Alarm bells should have run inside my head about the contents of this pristine book that appeared not to have been opened. The cynic in me thought perhaps the previous owner might have decided working out how a man thought was too tiresome and had decided on a life of celibacy was more convenient. The bargain hunter in me saw an unread book for 50p and a potential Ebay sale……… Dr ...
...relationships work. From the original Men Are From Mars book spawned a whole litter of books each proclaiming to make your relationship work properly and show you how! Websites flourish , his after dinner speech tours add to the already growing coffers. And yes the man apparently is a saviour to many, the relationship guru that has helped many a couple onto the road of heavenly wedded bliss. Much has been written about Dr John Grey's career prior ...

The_Nursey 07.08.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...succeeded very well, ( “Why men don’t iron and why women cant read maps” by Pease is one which I would say has surpassed this one), but this still tends to be the book that the media churn out and quote with alarming regularity. The concept of the book is simple – its that men and women have different needs and communicate in different ways. Therefore if you can accept your own needs and feelings, and can attempt to understand ...
...what he means is true. Men and women do think differently and do have different needs. Men tend to want to problem solve, be in control and have huge difficulty “dual processing” ( most men reject this but most women accept this as a true concept – in that men need to focus on one task before starting another, whilst women can look after the kids, cook dinner and do the ironing all at the same time). They also tend to think that ...

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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...the book cleverly explains how men and women differ and carefully explores (with good humour) the 'hows' and 'whys'of male and female inate differences, from the way they differ emotionally, how they relate to the opposite sex in different ways, their communication styles, expectations in relationships - these and other key areas are explored and illustrated by the author in his very successful attempt to give his readers a valuable understanding ...
...differences that do exist between men and women and how to modify behaviour and communication strategies to be a better partner, giving practical advice on how to make improvements in everyday situations. The chapter titles themselves give a clue to the humouress way this subject is aproached and the insight this author has on typical male and female behaviour e.g.'Men go their caves and women talk' and the author devotes each chapter to different ...

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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...The book reminds us that men and women behave differently in the way they approach things such as problems, relationships etc. Tell me something I don’t know I hear you say. This book seeks to explain that difference by drawing a parallel with imaginary beings from different planets. It asks us to think if we were a being on Venus and a being from Mars arrived on our planet would we expect that being to behave in exactly the same way as ourselves? ...
...of sense. For instance men are usually practical in their approach to a problem, whereas women tend to be more emotional. The book points out that sometimes a woman can see the answer to her problem but just needs to talk to someone about it and get sympathy for her situation. Men need to learn to do this and not to just give practical solutions, without emotional support. Another point made by the book is that men generally need time alone or ...

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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...bought me a copy of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus for my birthday a number of years ago. We were not married at the time, in fact, we weren't even dating. He bought me this book by way of explanation…. John Gray sets out in his self-help book chapter upon chapter of reasons as to why men and women behave as they do with the aim of building understanding between the sexes to enable happy and fulfilling relationships. He uses allegorical ...
...There is no doubt that men and women are different, they each go about their lives in a different way. What this book does though is to stereotype in a rather dramatic way. For example, the book states that as a woman you should be sensitive to the fact that a man needs to feel that he has come up with a solution to the problem (hunter) and thus as a woman you should present a possible solution to a man in such a way as he thinks that he has come ...

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...both questions – no. Nowadays, men and women share characteristics, and as such are not as different as they may have been in the past. This book is largely aimed at men who have trouble relating to feminine issues, and to a lesser extent women who can’t relate to male issues. I was curious to know what all the fuss was about with this best-seller. I wasn’t in a relationship when I bought it, and so read with a pinch of salt, which ...
...of things women say to men that infuriate them. I would be glad of my girlfriend saying “Next time we should read the movie reviews” or “Those potato chips are too greasy, and bad for your heart”. They kind of imply interest and concern in what’s going on. Or have I got the wrong end of the stick? Maybe I should be angry when my girlfriend makes informed comments on the world. The examples of men misunderstanding women ...

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The famous international bestseller - Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Claims to be 'The definitive guide to relationships', written by John Gray - a best selling author, lecturer and relationships counsellor. The book is meant as a guide to understanding the opposite sex, and how we communicate, think, feel, perceive, react, respond, love, need, and appreciate differently. Packed with practical techniques for solving the problems that arise ...
...take care of things. Men value power, competency, efficiency and achievement. This is why it is a bad idea to offer a man advice, unless he has asked for it, as this would be presuming that he is not capable of taking care of something himself. For example, Tom and Mary were going to a party. Tom was driving. After about 20 minutes and going around the same block a few times, it was clear to Mary that Tom was lost. She finally suggested that he call ...

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After experiencing a rather bad patch with my partner, bad as to the extent of nearly splitting up, I'd heard good reviews about this book and decided to read it. I found the book vey hard going and although there were certain chapters that appealed to me such as: How to motivate the opposite sex, really needed to give that one a go! although there were some interesting points nothing inspired me to put them into action. The amusing chapter that ...
...but isn't this book written by a man? so in that case what makes him such an expert as to what women think? I'm sorry but I really couldn't get into this book due to the fact that it was extremely hard going and I had to force myself to read it, I also thought such statements as 'men go to their caves and women talk' rather ridiculous, couldn't this have been put into better terminology? I'm of the opinion that without actually experiencing something ...

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...relationship, as it explains how men and women see things differently, and what different meanings they put to the same things or the same words. It takes situations and conversations from every day life, and explains how they're perceived differently by men and women. It shows you how to interpret actions, words, behaviour and body language from the other sex; and it shows how your actions, words, behaviour and body language can affect those of ...

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"Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" or so the saying goes. After being forced to read that book in an effort to understand the subtle differences between myself and my (then) girlfriend, I came up with a far more distinctive (with fewer big words) method of highlighting the differences between boys and girls. I shall dispense this advice... now! 15 Easy Steps to Poo like a Woman: 1. Under no circumstances use any other toilet than your own, ...
...to get home. 2. With the toilet-brush, clean any residue left on the pan by your boyfriend/husband. Also wipe his pubic hair off the seat with some toilet paper. 3. Flush the toilet before starting. Then wash your hands. 4. Line the toilet seat with toilet paper (as other people may have sat on the toilet since it was last bleached). 5. Stuff toilet paper inside the pan to prevent splash-back. 6. Pull panties down and sit. Some women may still ...

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It is a very good book. It makes the men and women nature and way of thinking very obvious for the same and other sex in a very good way. ...

mido2010_us 13.09.2009
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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray

...feeling a slight favoritism towards men here. Anyway benefit of the doubt-on with the book. No i'm continuing on and so far I think it basically says this is how a man works wait love until he has time for your un-important ways and problems. I also find it repearts things quite a lot.Lets admit it was written in 1991 and many things have changed since then-or am I just getting old. Must admit I'm unsure as to whether I will finish this so am publishing ...

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Review of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - John Gray