intressant o komisk! ( )

Bleah. Nothing new here ( )

Bleah. Nothing new here ( )

I *need* to keep this book on my shelf. Gray is a genius.. he sees and explains things so clearly that were once so mysterious to me. I now understand my own and others' relationships so much better (had a few revelations just while reading the book!). He does repeat a lot, but if you read the book as quick as I did, that's necessary.. otherwise I would forget more of it. As it is, I'm gonna have to re-read it after awhile to refresh my memory. ( )

Interesting... but it's generalizing too much. It was a more of the same at the end. ( )

Fairly interesting book, informative in a lot of ways but not to be taken word for word (as no one is the same). ( )

Interesting take on the differing communication styles of men and women, and how to work around those differences.

I'm not a fan of self-help books, but this book offers insights into the differences in the ways men and women communicate and how each can be easily misunderstood by the opposite sex. ( )

I am still reading this book, and every page is more and more interesting and I recommend this book to any women out there that is having any kind of complications with their relationships, or if they need to try and have an understanding of how a mans brain works lol ( )

This isn't a book I ever expected to find myself reading, but it was recommended to me as good preparation for marriage by someone whose judgement I trust, so I decided to give it a go. In terms of literary merit, it isn't terribly well-written, and has an irritating tendency to say the same thing over and over and over again. In terms of content, however, it's spot on, and full of helpful suggestions for improving communication between yourself and your partner, thus making your whole relationship better. A must-read for anyone who just doesn't get what makes the opposite sex tick. ( )

Mumbo Jumbo - pop psychology - it's pablum for the brain. ( )

Best examples I've ever seen to help you understand how the opposite sex tends to think, see their world, and communicate. EXTREMELY practical! ( )

A real time reference for relationship with existing problems. A good read as well to understand the nature of each's 2 different world. ( )

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Why are there so many problems between men and women? Are men and women really so different, like two planets which can never meet in midway? If men and women are so different, why do they have to live together and confront so many frustrations? Can they really understand each other eventually?

Why are there so many problems between men and women? Are men and women really so different, like two planets which can never meet in midway? If men and women are so different, why do they have to live together and confront so many frustrations? Can they really understand each other eventually?

The more I think abut this book that I have owned for approximately ten years, the more I think it's just stupid. Maybe this is helpful for someone who actually does think that men and women are different species, or is completely clueless re the opposite sex. I mean, if you can't figure out on your own that men don't like to be given advice and like their egos (etc.) stroked or that women often feel overworked and underappreciated and tend to like presents, maybe this is the book for you. But realize, too, that it's an extremely simplistic analysis of the war between the sexes. ( )

This isn't my preferred genre, but since my Mom gave it to me, I figured I'd give it a try. After having been together for 8 years now, DH and I have already figured out most of this stuff on our own, so I didn't really learn anything new. The basics are this... When communicating, women seek empathy, and men seek advice. Men do not discuss problems unless they feel that they are unable to cope alone, and they do not want advice if they haven't asked for it. Women don't want advice, and they don't want their problems fixed, they merely want to be heard and understood. The author also discusses the concept of a man's "cave," an emotional place where he can retreat as necessary, later emerging with newfound energy and stability. The generalizations are bothersome, since not all men and women exhibit the same characteristics and coping mechanisms, but in our situation, they DO hold true. The excessive Mars and Venus metaphors also get a bit irritating as did the repetition, but overall, I could see this book helping some relationships, even though I did not get much out of it. ( )

Surprisingly Christian! His main premise that he returns to again and again is, not in so many words, we all just need to give each other a lot of grace and be more sacrificial too. I highly recommend it for women who are overly romantic, or have lots of sisters but no brothers. It'll help clear up a lot of problems before they start. ( )

Too many generalizations, and it seemed to me that he was making an awful lot of excuses for men's behavior, telling women how to accept it, but not much in the line of how men should accept women's behavior. Sometimes insightful, but not particularly useful. ( )

Some useful truths, but boring to read in parts. ( )

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Not the type of book i usaully read, but bits and pieces of the book are really funny and true.

There are some good things in this book, and I do agree that men and women think and communicate differently. Somehow, though, I've just never developed an affinity for Gray, and I don't really enjoy his writing. ( )

This secular, popular, work makes large generalizations about men and women and how they communicate. fun to read, but not very accurate, psychologically. ( )