Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray

BATB score: 6/10 💃🏻 🕺

*great book title 👏 metaphorically descriptive and conclusive: men and women are polar opposites 🪐☄️

Best as: written by a relationship counselor back in 1992; 33 years later, a lot of the premises are still true

Best to: however, gender-role association may not be that straightforward; there’s more than two genders now and gender-role characteristics are more fluid

BATB lingering thought: and that’s why we need marriage counseling (and maybe that’s why it is easier to have a homosexual relationship)

Best for: if you believe your couple needs marriage counseling, this book is a good start to restart

Best quotes: “men mistakenly offer solutions and invalidate feelings while women offer unsolicited advice and direction”

“men are motivated when they feel needed while women are motivated when they feel cherished”

“a man is fulfilled through working out the intricate details of solving a problem, a woman is fulfilled through talking about the details of her problems”

“Men primarily need trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement. Women primarily need caring, understanding, respect, devotion, validation, and reassurance.”