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Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships | John Gray
Now available as an ebook for the first time, the legendary relationships guide that mothers recommend to their daughters, friends give as gifts and brothers steal from their sisters, MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS is inarguably the definitive book on having a happy relationship.
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AngelBaby253
Mehso-so

I chose to listen to this book on audio to get me through some spring cleaning. The book has been around for as long as I can remember, but I had never gotten around to reading it and honestly, probably wouldn‘t have finished it if I had been actually reading it lol The information seemed out of date, however there were some good tidbit such as remembering we‘re different and to write a letter before speaking in anger. I definitely expected more🤣

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Charu3

Half read

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Georgiana31
Pickpick

🤓

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Cazxxx
Panpan

Downloaded this on kindle as it was free and I was intrigued I found it sexist, out of date and wholly ridiculous with its gender stereotypes, so bad it was laughable and couldn‘t finish it

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Swati
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'Books can inspire you to love yourself more, but by listening to, writing out, or verbally expressing your feelings you are actually doing it.'

Read: April '19

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TheEllieMo
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For @Eggs #JulyColdplay prompt (revised!) for today #XandY, chromosomes came to mind - XY and XX, men and women, seemingly from different planets! I‘ve never read this book, never wanted to read it, and imagine it would seem a little outdated now.

madamereadsalot1 Oh my gosh! I read this in highschool, and would carry it around and read ridiculous passages aloud to my friends between classes and at lunch, etc. So funny! I completely forgot about it until this triggered the memories! 😅 5y
Eggs Great choice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤓 5y
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RinaBrahmbhattBarot
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Pickpick

Hey everyone! I'm moving (luckily house, and not city). I tend to move my books with me but this time, I'm giving away books which I'll not re-read. First one for today #BookDrop at Chappaqua, NY. If you like to join in and spread the #booklove. Select a book, place in a public place, take a pic, share it in social media with location and tag me. Please use #BookSwapBookDrop

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IndianBookworm
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Mehso-so

I didn't pick this book for some relationship advice or anything. The title really intrigued me and made me pick the book. The book really has a good starts and keeps you interested. But, after a while if you aren't looking for any relationship advice and are just reading for fun, it might get a bit boring and doesn't keep you hooked if looking from that perspective. Overall a simple and a fast read.
3.8/5🌟

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swatreads
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My January challenge pick for #theunreadshelfproject2019 . This has been on my shelf since the longest time and feel like tackling it first. Not a fan of non fiction now but I had bought this when I didn't bother about genres much.

lauren.lerner I‘ve never seen that cover before. But then again, I don‘t think I realized this book was a thing beyond when it was first published 27 yrs ago. Interested to hear what you think of it! 6y
swatreads @lauren.lerner Yeah I've seen the white cover but I like this one better. Wow 27 years? That long? I had no idea about that. Read a few pages and finding it interesting. Relatable:P will review once I'm done:):) 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm
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#ABBAInAugust #knowingmeknowingyou
Not much creativity here, so just gonna pick this about effective communication between the two sexes.

Cinfhen I‘ll take it!! This was a tough prompt ~ well played 😘 6y
CarolynM Great pick. I've been completely stumped by most of the prompts lately. 🙂 @cinfhen 6y
Mdargusch I hate hard prompts @Cinfhen and @CarolynM I sure do remember when this book came out - everyone was reading it! 6y
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Meredith3 You‘re nuts! This is a great pick! 6y
emilyhaldi Classic 😉 6y
Reviewsbylola I think I was a kid when this came out. I certainly remember seeing it around a lot. 6y
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myers85
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Pickpick

Lot of hate for this these days but it really helped me understand women better and I've avoided a number of arguments as a result. It taught me to really listen when my GF is upset rather than try to fix it. Not everyone will fit into the gender roles but that's like any self help book and the author does repeat himself a lot but as a man this has helped so much. Men and women are equal but we're different and there's nothing wrong with that.

Aleida That book is very sexist. I‘m glad it helped you, but remember above all women are human. Not some strange exotic mysterious species to be figured out. 6y
myers85 @Aleida There were some cringeworthy stereotypes - women love shopping, men not asking for directions, women doing the majority of housework. Sometimes it felt like a bad 50's sitcom! But its a shame as there is some very helpful advice in there. And I agree, we're all human but there are big contrasts between men and women and I think the book helped me realise times I thought I was right I was really not seeing my GF's point of view. 6y
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emtobiasz
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Tangentially book-related post: I'm obsessed with this podcast I just discovered: By the Book. Jolenta and Kristen read a self-help book every episode and live by its advice for two weeks, then talk about what worked and what didn't. I'm always curious about #selfhelp books, especially the titles I see everyone check out at the library!

MaureenMc Me, too! I was laughing out loud today on the treadmill, listening to their episode about The Miracle Morning. 😄 7y
LectricSheep I love this one too!! 7y
Chrissyreadit I love this podcast! 7y
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LittleWonder I so look forward to this podcast!!! 7y
JacqMac I just found it this week, too. They are great! 7y
Supersteph I love this podcast!! 7y
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tiarabooks

"Love opens us up and we start to feel our pain." #bookquote ?

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tiarabooks

Started this book 11 months ago and I'm only 67% done with it. I'm so not good with self-help books 🙈

Cinfhen 😂 7y
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bookworm.krizia
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Mehso-so

it was a good book for those who are in a long-term relationship and likes to keep the love alive. Relationships are hard to work out and this book helps in lessening the load. It is a very practical guide and is very insightful into the psyche of the opposite sex. However, John Gray is redundant and kept paraphrasing himself. I would appreciate pictures or some funny comic strips.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Cathythoughts Nice one ❤️👍 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cathythoughts thanks!!! Had it for years! Got it at the suggestion of one of my ex boyfriends.. needless to say I never read it!!! 🤣😂 7y
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Jilljemmett
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No actually they‘re from Earth 🌏


#junebookbugs (A planet in the title)


#bookstagram #bookblogger #bookblog #bibliophile #books #nonfiction #gender #planet #mars #venus

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#aplanetinthetitle
I don't remember buying this book, but there it is in my bookshelf... Back from a time when I cared about figuring out men 🙄🙄
#Junebookbugs

Beckys_Books 🤣🤣 7y
Lmstraubie To dream the impossible dream...🎶🎶🎶 7y
MayJasper Your blurb really made me lol 😀 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MayJasper it is what is, right?!?! 🤣😂☺️😂 glad I made you laugh 😘 7y
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LauraBeth
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It started with a text from me saying, "I'm going to buy a book..." ??

Libby1 🤣🤣🤣 8y
[DELETED] 57804897 😄😄 8y
Lmstraubie Getting a good deal is part of the joy of getting a new book. 🤓 8y
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Suzze 😆😆😆 8y
kspenmoll 👏😃 8y
LauraBeth I just wanted to buy a book without any micro-management 😂 @Libby1, @Ostaff1, @lmstraubie, @Suzze, @kspenmoll 8y
Cinfhen Like I haven't seen that before ??‍♀️my hubby doesn't get it either?it usually follows with "Did you try the library?" 8y
SaraFair I love that emoji combo😒🔫 8y
bitterbear You can find really cheap books at half.com... fyi... :D 8y
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katedensen
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Texreader
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I couldn't resist when I was trying to find a book for the #octphotochallenge: #notofthisworld. Truly, men are Martians and women are venetians! 😄👽

TheNextBook Anyone else catch a Clueless reference?! Every single time! 8y
DebinHawaii Love it! 📚👍 Especially the Clueless nod! 😉 8y
EnidBiteEm 😂 8y
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SarahGarhy
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Let's see what this book is about.

broccoli666 Welcome to Litsy, Saraaah! 8y
SarahGarhy @broccoli666 thank you, it looks fun 3rfto mnak :D 8y
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OvyReadz
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Mehso-so

So, the book says Men and Women are naturally different and we need to embrace them gently for a happy relationship💑👩‍❤️‍👩👨‍❤️‍👨There were a few facts in this book, like the one above ☝,which Im glad I noticed and they made real sense. But, I felt there were too many of redundant explanations, for which I was too impatient😦. As a result I had to skim few pages🙁There was one idea I loved and I wish I could try though - Writing love letters😍

Gezemice I never read this book but even hearing about it makes me angry. Generalizations and stereotyping! Misunderstandings that can happen in a relationship and are not gender specific. For example, in my marriage, my husband would say that I never listen. We had to figure out that I am just bad at signalling that I am listening and I needed to learn to give feedback. I suggest counseling instead of this stereotyping, terrible book. 8y
OvyReadz @Gezemice Yes there were many generalisations 😕 and I agree relationship issues are not gender specific. Anyway, now that Im done with the book, I chose to pick what I felt appropriate and ignore the rest 😅 8y
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OvyReadz
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On Self-Analysis Mode👀

tnorris 😳🤔 8y
BookBabe Be careful with those books of his...they almost turned me off men for life. 😑 8y
OvyReadz 😱 This is the first im reading of his 🙊 Thnks for the warning @BookBabe🙌 8y
ImaginativeMom My husband, who read this book twenty years ago before marriage, will occasionally trot this stuff out. 🙄 I'm not saying it's not worth a read, just maybe with a little bit of salt and a whole lotta perspective? 8y
OvyReadz Haha... I am halfway through now.. I already feel its redundant @ImaginativeMom 8y
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