Mars and Venus on a Date: A Guide to Navigating the 5 Stages of Dating to Create a Loving and Lasting Relationship - Softcover

Gray, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061044636 ISBN 13: 9780061044632

Publisher: HarperTorch, 1998

Synopsis

You Don't Have To Be Single Forever.

John Gray has helped millions of men and women develop better relationships with his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus. Now he blasts off into the exciting new territory of the singles universe, applying his unique experience to unattached men and women'including the newly separated or divorced'looking for lasting intimacy.

Going beyond the old rules, John Gray doesn't just tell you how to behave; he explains why. With compassion and understanding he takes you through the five stages of dating'attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy, and engagement'provides inspired ideas on finding your soul mate, and offers advice on creating a loving and mutually fulfilling relationship. If you're trying to find a date, debating whether to continue a relationship, or searching for commitment, Mars and Venus On A Date is your essential guide to successfully getting what you want.

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Review:

The latest tentacle of John Gray's formidable Mars and Venus octopus deals with a topic near to the heart of almost everybody--dating. With a lot of insight and common sense, Gray tackles the hard and often messy business of finding "a soul mate." Without fear or favor, Mars and Venus on a Date dissects the dynamics between men and women and the five stages each relationship must pass through: attraction, uncertainty, exclusivity, intimacy, and, finally, engagement (for marriage, of course). Even though Mars and Venus on a Date isn't The Rules by a long shot, the courtship it describes is surprisingly old-fashioned. It's chock-full of things your mother might say: "Most people find or are found by their soul mates when they are not really looking." "The man should never talk more than the woman." But how to know if the person you're with is your "soul mate?" Gray writes, "When our soul wants to marry our partner, it feels like a promise that we came into this world to keep." Which translates into, "When you know, you know."

From the Publisher:

Mars and Venus on a Date is for all single people looking for love, including the newly separated or divorced who are daunted by re-entering the singles scene. Written with the compassion and understanding that could come only from John Gray, it takes readers through the five stages of dating: Attraction, Ambivalence, Commitment (to monogamy), True Intimacy and Proposal/Marriage. In its pages, readers will find creative ideas on finding a soulmate, making a commitment and sage advice on such difficult issues as deciding when to become sexually intimate and whether or not to live with their partner.

The singles universe can be a nebulous and frightening place, and the men and women alone in this void have great need for the wisdom of John Gray. In the same way that Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus became the ultimate relationship book for couples, Mars and Venus on a Date will be the singles' essential guide.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0061044636
• ISBN 13: 9780061044632
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496