Resumo de Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus (published in May 1992) is a book by John Gray offering many suggestions for improving husband-wife relationships by understanding the emotional needs of the opposite sex.
The book relies heavily on the notion that men and women are as different as beings from other planets. When discussing relations with the opposite sex, one often hears the complaint, "It's like she's from another planet!" Gray adopts this metaphor as the central theme of all his books and seminars, likening men and women to the classical Greek god Mars and goddess Venus as ideal types.
In contrast to some psychologists (and feminists) who emphasize similarities between the sexes, Gray writes almost exclusively about differences. Gray briefly mentions the fact that his "Martians" and "Venusians" are only sterotypes and cannot be applied blindly to individuals. Yet his warning to readers to avoid over-generalization has sometimes fallen on deaf ears.
Gray acknowledges that the "Mars-Venusian" split is merely a generalization that cannot apply to all men and women, but this is easily overlooked because the book focuses on differences. Where sex differences exist, there is often considerable overlap between the sexes.
An example of the theories it offers is that women complain about problems because they want their problems to be acknowledged, while men complain about problems because they are asking for solutions. Other concepts in the book are the difference between women and men's point systems and how they react under stress.

This timely classic by John Gray, Ph.D. is a must-read for anyone who is in a relationship and feels unsatisfied. In fact, I'd recommend it for anyone who has ever been in a relationship or currently is in one. It explains in straight-forward, easy-to-understand language everything you ever wanted to know about how the opposite sex communicates. Yes, it helps to know what they're thinking if you want to do this right.
So much of relationship problems, I've found, can be boiled down to simple miscommunication between two partners. Men and women, quite simply, don't usually have the language it takes to communicate effectively with one another. We place different values upon different emotions, different ways of being. And then we get so frustrated when our significant other doesn't behave the way we think they should!! How frustrating and difficult for our relationships. And how very unnecessary.
After having a horrendous relationship, I re-read this book and realized all the things we did wrong. And that made all the difference in my current relationship, let me tell you. Now yes, John Gray makes a lot of generalizations and perhaps oversimplifies important concepts to get down to the brass tacks. But the end result is a concise, direct book which gives everyone who reads it down-to-earth advice about what to do to improve your relationship, and how to improve its quality. Buy it today, read it this week, lend it to your significant other next week, and by the end of the month, you will start seeing results.

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