Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress

Dr. Gray explains thoughtfully from both a man's and woman's prospective, how the words we use to communicate are heard and perceived by each other. I can listen over and over.

My girlfriend recommended I read this (we're in a long distance relationship right now and the need to have to carry on a relationship over the phone can be extremely frustrating). I thought going into it this book was going to be focused on man-hating, and the first chapter kind of rambles on, but the book really did teach me a lot about myself and women. I felt pretty justified reading the thoughts and behaviors I've had in the past were really natural for men- and that I really don't have to apologize for just wanting to get to the point of a conversation or finding a solution to a problem. True to form, as the author points out men want to fulfill their woman's needs- but we need to understand a concrete the cause and effect, problem/solution. The author does a good job of explaining biological differences to provide a man some sort of rational explanation for a woman's behavior and needs.

It is pretty obvious that men and women are fundamentaly different. And viva the difference! The things that tick women off are a constance annoyance to men and vice versa. John Grey's Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus explains why in nontechnical terms that are easy to understand. Why Mars and Venus Collide uses the same ideas to explain the reasons men and women have trouble getting along in easily understood laymen's (and laywoman's) terms. It takes the mystery out of why your wife always has a honeydo list for you--and why your husband resists it so much. Ever notice that the things that make you happy simply irrate your mate? Grey explains why.But at the same time, and perhaps even more helpful, Grey gives you ideas that will help you understand yourself and how to deal with stress more effectively and more pleasurably. As a pastor, I found these books invaluable. I use them constantly in marriage counseling--but they come in just as handy to help me deal with committees and other groups. If you have to deal with people, you need these books.

Well worth the read. If you can just overlook the stereotypical "assignments" of women & men because in my opinion we all have a bit of androgeny (Where is spell checker on this one?) in each of us and author makes many good points. I have now re-read this book 3x over many years and have bought it to share with 1 friend and also my brother after discussing of course to make sure they knew to disregard the stereotyping and if they merely got 1 thing out of it they'd be ahead; at least that's how I felt.

I found the book very helpful to my relationship. Helped me to realize my partner can't be "all things" to me. I must have close girlfriends for a lot of "feeliings" & "venting" conversations. Men just aren't into it. Helped me to understand why I constantly hear, "I don't want to talk about it!" Helped me to realize I don't need to talk about every disagreement or issue. Many things are just better left unsaid. Men want to "fix" everything. Women want to "discuss" everything. This was my personal experience with the book relating to my life. For $15. you can't go wrong!

As with most books from this author, only the half is good information. The rest is just him talking .... about what he thinks and stuff, total boredom. But the fist half of the book is very informative and has nice science facts, quite interesting. I helps to understand why after sex a man wants to sleep and a woman doesn't necessarily, its physical, it can't be avoided.Anyways good book for adding, if you have some books of the series. If you don't try not to start in this one.

I love the Mars/Venus books. I love that my husband and I read them together. This book is easy to understand and follow and can really open your eyes to why MEN AND WOMEN ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CREATURES. Once you understand how different you are from the opposite sex, you can start to understand why he/she does what they do and why he/she is the way they are and then you can learn to change how YOU react / respond to them rather than trying to change them. Highly recommend, especially if you and your partner can read together.

Great book if you want to better understand the thought process of men and women. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to better understand their significant other.

Excellent purchase, good quality. Exactly what I wanted. I am still using it. Once finished, I will order another book.

Excellent book. Extremely helpful in understanding the opposite sex. Provides nice clear methods and understanding of our differences so we can relate better. Dr. Gray authors many great books but I found this one to be my favorite. Highly recommended.

This book helps me a lot.

Its worth every penny and more. This cd is an easily listen tool if you don't have time to read his book. It has help make make sense of how stress can effort our lives and negatively effects our relationship.

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