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

Picture this. I am lying in bed almost asleep, my husband is reading John Gray's book about relationships 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus'. "Are you awake Gill?" "I am now, what's up?" "I just want to read you this. It's amazing! It says here that when women are upset they just want to be heard but men think they have to solve the problem, so the woman ends up not feeling heard because the man goes into problem solving!" Me, somewhat groggily. "Oh, right. Good. Can I go to sleep now?" "Oh sorry, it's just so interesting, I thought you'd like to hear ...  Read the complete review

I'm going to keep this short because the alternative is way too long. Firstly this book (which is guidance about relationships in case you were unsure) does have merit. If you are having difficulties communicating in a relationship then by purchasing it you have acknowledged your problems and can be on the route to solving them. However you could do the same by buying a pot-plant as long as you agreed it was to help your relationship. Secondly laughing and debating some of the comments can bring you closer together- equally if you have so little in common that you need a book for things to talk about then your relationship is probably screwed anyway. My ...  Read the complete review

Charity shops are a treasure trove of finds. Cast off and nestling beside a few dog eared Mills and Boons I 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 John Grey has made a life's work and a couple of million in the process of telling us how relationships ...  Read the complete review

I’ve been having a break from reading fiction and finally got round to reading one of those must read books “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” by John Gray. I was bought this by a friend for my birthday after years of moaning that I really would never understand the opposite sex. The idea behind this book is that men and women are basically from different planets and often when they get together they have difficulties because they don’t understand the way each other works. Jon Gray discusses how these differences can come between the sexes and prohibit mutually fulfilling loving relationships and offers that the solution is to start ...  Read the complete review

Do not read this unless you want to be happy with your partner for the rest of your life! I am not an evangelist, a lay preacher or anything to do with religion, nor am I a liberal type everyone has the right blah, blah, blah. What I am and what gives me the right to even consider reviewing this book, is that I have been in a 7 year relationship now, with out a real argument. Okay, we do disagree and occasionally huff a bit, but we are human, just like I said! The reason why we have never had a bust up or argument is because of the principles in this book. Each person has the right to be a person. No person has the right to tell ...  Read the complete review