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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Book of Days: 365 Inspirations to Enrich Your Relationships

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I have almost all of John Gray's books, and he conveys a tremendous amount of valuable relationship info in all of them. It's very easy to forget things that you have learned and then not remember them when you need them. 'Book of Days' brings much of the info from many of John Gray's books into a single book with 365 daily insights into men and women and relationships. Commit yourself to read the insight of the day everyday, and then share it and discuss it with your partner. The benefits are immediate and endless, and they will make a long lasting impression in your relationship. My lover and I have an incredible relationship with the help of his books, and now we can share his knowledge and insights together. After just a week with 'Book of Days', we realized that there were some things we could improve on and change in our relationship, and sharing these insights and knowledge with each other has made our love and our relationship even stronger. Incredible...GET THIS BOOK !! I love you, Debbie Lin. Here's to us :) ILYMCIE

I love this book. While his other books give a great overview, this one is wonderful because it is broken down into a little information each day. As I read, I am reminded of the changes I first made when I read, "Men Are From Mars..." and this book helps me to keep those changes in the forefront of my mind. I would recommend this book to everyone who enjoyed and learned from, "Men are from Mars..." and the other books in the series.

It follows much of the traditional philosophy of his other books, but the daily format provides a good forum for my wife and I to take turns reading to each other. Each day is a page or two of John's insight, wisdom and humor.

Usually the first few chapter discourage me or encourage me to continue reading, I have in fact read on. I have seen many communication problem's in everyday life; people are misunderstanding the other other people around them. Simple because they are only interested in theirself. I find this book a caluable asset to my relationships. I will be purchasing this book for my sister and brother in law. A wonderfull christmas gift for anyone in a relationship.

Very disappointing. I don't think the things mentioned in this book are so generically applicable. I read it for an hour and left it, unimpressed. It gives the feeling that the author has a specific male and female individual (or bunch of individuals) in mind, and carries on with that image.

"Every one of us can create the loving relationship we want, need, and deserve. If you believe that love exists for you, you'll find the power to manifest your dreams." ~ John Gray

If you have read most of John Gray's books (as I recently have) then you will recognize many of his main ideas in this book. Since it takes a lot of work to maintain a loving relationship, the daily readings are a reminder to make love and romance a priority. John Gray discusses unconditional love, sexuality, innate differences, communications styles, compatibility, common problems, romance, monogamy and polarity.

While most of the topics are perfect for anyone in a committed monogamous relationship, there are a few tips on dating. It did seem strange to read about dating and divorce in a book mostly about nurturing couples who are married and trying to make their marriage work.

Throughout this book John Gray keeps talking about "advanced relationship skills." Eventually he gets to a few explanations but it is better to read up on his ideas in Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion, A.

One of the confusing issues discusses is how men shouldn't share feelings (Sept 3) but women should. A few pages later (Sept 22) there is a section about how women should encourage sharing. Which is it? Logic would seem to indicate that if someone has feelings to share they should be listened to with an added level of respect.

Sept 3 - "...if his feelings are hurt, or if he feels more emotionally needy, he should talk with men friends and not look to her primarily to support his need to talk and share feelings.

Sept 22 - "Men have a feminine side and from time to time need to share their thoughts and emotions to feel better. When this happens, a woman can easily shut a man down. All it takes is a few such experiences, and he will stop sharing what he needs to share."

One of the things I find interesting about John Gray's books is that he never seems to offer practical solutions like hiring a housekeeper or bringing home takeout. It seems like he mostly focuses on communication although some of the real issues could be solved quite easily if both partners stopped trying to do everything. As someone who cleans houses myself I can say that it makes couples especially happy to know that they can now spend time with each other since there is nothing left to clean or worry about. Why nag someone when you can just hire help?

While reading this book gives you some basic information, I can highly recommend reading the following books to fill in the pieces of the John Gray puzzle:

Why Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress

Mars and Venus Together Forever: A Practical Guide to Creating Lasting Intimacy

MEN ARE FROM MARS WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS

~The Rebecca Review
Cleaning by Day, Reading by Night

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus. There is a lot of truth in it.
The book helps to understand how different we are, men need their 'caves' to escape and think, women need to talk, express their feeling and be romanced.

Without the romance, appreciation of one another any relationship is going to run out of passion.

The book says more of relationships and marriage, there is a lot of repeats of the same things. Not much on first dating or and start of a new relationship.