Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships
John Gray

Now available as an ebook for the first time, the legendary relationships guide that mothers recommend to their daughters, friends give as gifts and brothers steal from their sisters, MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS is inarguably the definitive book on having a happy relationship.‘A treasure’, ‘a bible’ and ‘an heirloom’ are some of the words used to describe the book that has saved countless relationships and improved innumerable others. Now repackaged to relate to a new generation of readers, this phenomenal book continues to carry its legacy of understanding and trust into the world.Since its first publication, over a staggering 15 million copies of MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS have sold globally to single men and women looking for guidance on how to find the perfect partner, married couples seeking to strengthen their bond, and divorcees hoping to fathom where it all went wrong.Gray’s insights into how to allow your other half to “pull away” like an elastic band, prevent your emotional baggage from polluting your current relationship, and translate the phrases of the opposite sex are as relevant now as when they were first published.With straightforward, honest writing from that precious male perspective, Gray unlocks the secrets hidden in your partner’s words and actions to enable you both to reach true mutual understanding and a lifetime of love. Discover for yourself why thousands believe that MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS should be mandatory reading for everyone.

John Gray, Ph.D.

MEN Are

from MARS,

WOMEN

Are from

VENUS

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO RELATIONSHIPS

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Dedication (#ulink_7db8ac43-3549-5de5-a119-be64f274f91e)

This book is dedicatedwith deepest love and affectionto my wife, Bonnie Gray.Her love, vulnerability, wisdom, and strengthhave inspired me to be the best I can beand to share what we have learned together.

Contents

Cover (#u611dca3b-9b15-503b-9572-8002b28691ff)

Title Page (#u55bf9510-5f4c-5daa-8666-a7a66f368e66)

Copyright (#u9093ec45-e3f0-58b9-9d92-e6a1667ef193)

Dedication (#ue13f0300-e810-5fe1-ba7e-e6e5085713ec)

Introduction (#ua018bc2b-0d76-5aaf-bf48-d240a2ea3d77)

1. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (#u4c4292f8-f464-5872-9993-aa7bbbabeea3)

2. Mr. Fix-It and the Home-Improvement Committee (#u236a5f57-7d66-5c56-92d0-58112dc75574)

3. Men Go to Their Caves and Women Talk (#u99d451d8-2536-5ca1-ac30-a47266e10e6f)

4. How to Motivate the Opposite Sex (#uc8c761e7-6175-5386-ad30-b32cd4b0c729)

5. Speaking Different Languages (#u6821278c-368b-518b-a69e-1c68ddf47401)

6. Men Are Like Rubber Bands (#litres_trial_promo)

7. Women Are Like Waves (#litres_trial_promo)

8. Discovering Our Different Emotional Needs (#litres_trial_promo)

9. How to Avoid Arguments (#litres_trial_promo)

10. Scoring Points with the Opposite Sex (#litres_trial_promo)

11. How to Communicate Difficult Feelings (#litres_trial_promo)

12. How to Ask for Support and Get It (#litres_trial_promo)

13. Keeping the Magic of Love Alive (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgments (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by John Gray, Ph.D. (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Introduction (#ulink_b60391b0-5cfb-58b4-8c10-6d09c0a36a05)

A week after our daughter Lauren was born, my wife, Bonnie, and I were completely exhausted. Each night Lauren kept waking us. Bonnie had been torn in the delivery and was taking painkillers. She could barely walk. After five days of staying home to help, I went back to work. She seemed to be getting better.