Mars and Venus Together Forever:
Relationship Skills for Lasting Love
by John Gray
Very Insightful
The national bestseller that sold more than 450,000 copies and is the
perfect companion to the authors nearly 3-million-copy, #1 New York
Times bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus.
Personal Review: Mars and Venus Together Forever:
Relationship Skills for Lasting Love by John Gray
"By understanding and honoring that men thrive on appreciation and
women on communication, we gain the knowledge and the power to create
mutually fulfilling relationships. ~ pg. 37
In most of John Gray's books he focuses his attention on women with a
dominant feminine energy and males with a dominant masculine energy. In
this book he also dedicates a chapter to women with a dominant masculine

side and men with a dominant feminine side. In both cases he encourages
men and women to adapt to the Mars and Venus stereotype to solve most
problems. Men are encouraged to enhance their warrior skills (listening)
while women are encouraged to enhance their nurturing skills.
John Gray does a good job in explaining why old relationship skills are not
working in modern marriages. He believes relationship issues are
inevitable. This means there is a need to develop new communications
skills. In the first half of the book he mostly discusses how men need to
learn to listen to women more and how women need to let men have their
"cave/alone" time on a regular basis. For more information on this subject
along with scientific proof read: Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving
Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently
with Stress.
Since the stress of modern society (women having to take on all the
responsibilities of home life along with working) is the real source of
relationship problems, he explains how women can get what they need at
home.
I liked the section on sexual polarity because it explains why some people
don't fit into the typical stereotypes. There are also some interesting ideas
on how to get a woman to talk if she is cold and evasive. It is also good to
know that my husband is nurturing my feminine side by opening doors for
me.
In this book in particular, John Gray shows us a little of his dark side or
shadow self. He encourages men not to let this side dominate a
conversation and explains more effective techniques for a more successful
interaction. In fact he suggests that men should sleep on some issues
before discussing them with their partner. So much for the "don't go to
sleep angry" rule. To end the book, there is a section on "The Seven
Secrets of Lasting Passion." In this chapter there is also a list of twenty
things men can do to ignite passion in their partner.
After reading numerous John Gray books in the past few weeks I can say
that this book in particular is more complex than the other books I had the
pleasure to read. This may be the book that you will want to read twice
because there is so much to absorb and learn.
~The Rebecca Review
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