Mars and Venus in Touch: Enhancing the Passion with Great Communication

by John Gray

Book Overview

Another guide to communication between the sexes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060955465
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.6" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

A Condensed Version of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

"Today wives do not leave husbands because they're not being provided for. They leave because they are emotionally and romantically unfulfilled." ~ John Gray In all of John Gray's books he seeks to simplify complex communications between men and women. In "In Touch" he also gives seven secrets for lasting passion. While this book is a summary of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus," it still has some unique perspectives. For most of the first chapter John Gray describes why women are overwhelmed by the demands of modern society. He also explores how men can nurture a woman's feminine side. He then goes on to describe the twelve types of love men and women need. "To keep the magic of love alive we must be flexible and adapt to the ongoing changing seasons of love." ~ pg. 88 While I enjoyed part of this book I had to disagree with some of the main points. Some of John Gray's ideas don't seem to work in the real world. For instance, he states that women should not try to change men, that they will change when they are ready. Well, what if a man has an anger problem that is destroying a relationship. Is there really no need for change? Then he goes on to talk about how men need to listen in a different way. Is that not change? At times both partners need to change in small ways in order to avoid damaging behaviors. In this book, women are still portrayed as combative (he says independent and assertive), while men are encouraged to be the strong silent warrior. While the types of men and women he describes are similar to his first book, there are a few good ideas that can be used in any relationship to improve communications. I like his idea of giving men time to transition from a work day to an evening at home with his wife. As far as I can tell, his ideas about men needing a cave are quite correct. ~The Rebecca Review

The Most Consise John Gray Book

I have enjoyed the books by John Gray. This one is actually my favorite. He says everything in this shortest of his books and he says it better than before. He leaves out the nonessential and puts everything you need in it. I have occasionally done counseling from a hypnotherapy standpoint. What I have found is that males and females do have different communication styles and needs. There are some basic signal jams that can be cleared up by using the ideas in the books of John Gray. It will not solve the issues of a relationship, but it will prevent the issues from getting compounded and feeling unresolvable. Communication is needed to work through the issues a relationship inevitably has and if the communication does not work, then problems become places we can stuck in and enough unresolved issues can make a person feel like quitting. Very often, clearing up the communication can dissolve many illusory problems and help see the real ones in a way that easily solves them. When a couple comes for sessions, this book or MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS becomes automatic homework. If they do not read it, I go over the ideas and how they relate to the challenges that they are sharing. The first few sessions then become my reading the book for them. Once the communication is cleared up, then GETTING THE LOVE YOU WANT by Harville Hendrix goes deeper and touches the core issues. Then hypnotherapy and breath work can shift the work from intellectual understanding to emotional healing.

Mars and Venus

I got this book after seeing the recommendation on a blog I read. My blog friend was right...this book does explain a lot. My fiance also started reading this book and was a lot more thoughtful afterwards.