Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improve Your Relationships By Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently With Stress

Gray, John

ISBN 10: 0007247451 / ISBN 13: 9780007247455

Published by Harper Collins Publishers, London, England, 2008

About this Item

Softcover, first edition, 294gms, 249 pages. This book is a definitive manual to help men and women thrive together in the 21st century. He shows how we can use everyday pressures to build greater intimacy with our loved ones and strengthen our relationships to make them last. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and light page discolouration/spotting throughout. There is a small pen inscription from a previous owner on the inside back of the front cover, otherwise no other pre-loved markings.

Seller Inventory # SELREL116

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improve Your Relationships By Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently With Stress
• Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, London, England
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007247451
• ISBN 13: 9780007247455
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Not Applicable
• Seller catalogs:
  • Family/Relationships
  • Self Help

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Synopsis

Once upon a time, Martians and Venusians functioned in separate worlds. But in today's hectic and career-oriented environment, relationships have become a lot more complicated, and men and women are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress. To add to the increasing tension, most men and women are also completely unaware that they are actually hardwired to react differently to the stress. It's a common scenario: a husband returns home from work stressed out and eager to kick back on the couch and watch television. A wife returns home from work stressed out and wants to talk about it with her husband. What happens? Neither is on the same page, anger and resentment set in, and Mars and Venus collide. Using his signature insight that has helped millions of couples transform their relationships, John Gray once again arms the inhabitants of Mars and Venus with information that will help them live harmoniously ever after. In Why Mars and Venus Collide, Gray focuses on the ways that men and women misinterpret and mismanage the stress in their daily lives, and how these reactions ultimately affect their relationships. "It's not that he's just not into you; he needs to fulfill a biological need," Gray explains. "And it's not that she wants to henpeck you; she also has a biological drive." He shows, for instance, how a husband's withdrawal is actually a natural way for him to replenish his depleted testosterone levels and restore his well-being, and how a woman's need for conversation and support helps her build her own stress-reducing hormone, oxytocin.

About the Author

John Gray, Ph.D., is the author of the international phenomenon Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, which sold over a staggering 15 million copies worldwide. An internationally-renowned authority on communication and relationships, he is also a psychologist, writer and lecturer who has been conducting seminars in major cities for over 20 years. John lives in California with his wife Bonnie.