Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

(Tina Meador) #1

  • Introduction..........................................................................................................................................

  • Chapter 1 MenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenus..........................................................................

    • REMEMBERINGOURDIFFERENCES................................................................................................

    • ANOVERVIEWOFOURDIFFERENCES............................................................................................

    • GOODINTENTIONSARENOTENOUGH..........................................................................................



  • Chapter 2 Mr.Fix-ItandtheHome-ImprovementCommittee..................................................................

    • LIFEONMARS..............................................................................................................................

    • LIFEONVENUS.............................................................................................................................

    • GIVEUPGIVINGADVICE...............................................................................................................

    • LEARNINGTOLISTEN...................................................................................................................

    • INDEFENSEOFMR.FIX-ITANDTHEHOME-IMPROVEMENTCOMMITTEE........................................

    • WHENAWOMANRESISTSAMAN'SSOLUTIONS............................................................................

    • WHENAMANRESISTSTHEHOME-IMPROVEMENTCOMMITTEE......................................................



  • Chapter 3 MenGotoTheirCavesandWomenTalk................................................................................

    • COPINGWITHSTRESSONMARSANDVENUS................................................................................

    • FINDINGRELIEFINTHECAVE.......................................................................................................

    • FINDINGRELIEFTHROUGHTALKING.............................................................................................

    • HOWTHEMARTIANSANDVENUSIANSFOUNDPEACE....................................................................



  • Chapter 4 HowtoMotivatetheOppositeSex.........................................................................................

    • WHENAMANLOVESAWOMAN.....................................................................................................

    • WHENAWOMANLOVESAMAN.....................................................................................................

    • SETTINGANDRESPECTINGLIMITS...............................................................................................

    • LEARNINGTORECEIVE.................................................................................................................

    • LEARNINGTOGIVE.......................................................................................................................



  • Chapter 5 SpeakingDifferentLanguages...............................................................................................

    • EXPRESSINGFEELINGSVERSUSEXPRESSINGINFORMATION.........................................................

    • WHENVENUSIANSTALK...............................................................................................................

    • WHENMARTIANSDON'TTALK......................................................................................................

    • WHENMARTIANSDOTALK...........................................................................................................

    • WHATTODOWHENHEGOESINTOHISCAVE...............................................................................

    • HOWTOCOMMUNICATESUPPORTTOAMARTIAN........................................................................

    • MAKINGLITTLECHANGES.............................................................................................................

    • HOWTOCOMMUNICATEWITHOUTBLAME....................................................................................



  • Chapter 6 MenAreLikeRubberBands..................................................................................................

    • WHATEVERYWOMANSHOULDKNOWABOUTMEN.......................................................................

    • HOWWOMENMISINTERPRETMEN................................................................................................

    • WHENTOTALKWITHAMAN........................................................................................................

    • NOWTOGETAMANTOTALK.......................................................................................................

    • WHENAMANWON'TTALK............................................................................................................

    • WHENAMANDOESN'TPULLAWAY...............................................................................................

    • OBSTRUCTINGTHEINTIMACYCYCLE............................................................................................

    • HOWAMAN'SPASTMAYAFFECTHISINTIMACYCYCLE.................................................................

    • WISEMENANDWOMEN................................................................................................................



  • Chapter 7 WomenAreLikeWaves........................................................................................................

    • HOWMENREACTTOTHEWAVE...................................................................................................

    • RECURRINGCONVERSATIONSANDARGUMENTS...........................................................................

    • UNDERSTANDINGNEEDINESS.......................................................................................................

    • WHENAWOMANDOESN'TFEELSAFEINHERWELL......................................................................

    • WHENSHE'SINTHEWELLANDHE'SINTHECAVE........................................................................

    • RESOLVINGCONFLICTSTHROUGHUNDERSTANDING....................................................................

    • HOWMONEYCANCREATEPROBLEMS...........................................................................................

    • FEELINGSAREIMPORTANT...........................................................................................................



  • Chapter 8 DiscoveringOurDifferentEmotionalNeeds............................................................................

    • THETWELVEKINDSOFLOVE........................................................................................................

    • THEKNIGHTINSHININGARMOR..................................................................................................

    • NOWYOUMAYBEUNKNOWINGLYTURNINGOFFYOURPARTNER.................................................

    • WHENLOVEFAILS........................................................................................................................

    • LEARNINGTOLISTENWITHOUTGETTINGANGRY.......................................................................

    • THEARTOFEMPOWERINGAMAN...............................................................................................



  • Chapter 9 HowtoAvoidArguments.....................................................................................................

    • WHATHAPPENSWHENWEARGUE..............................................................................................

    • WHYARGUMENTSHURT.............................................................................................................

    • THEFOURSTANCESFORAVOIDINGHURT..................................................................................

    • WHYWEARGUE..........................................................................................................................

    • THEANATOMYOFANARGUMENT...............................................................................................

    • HOWTOEXPRESSYOURDIFFERENCESWITHOUTARGUING........................................................

    • GIVINGSUPPORTATDIFFICULTTIMES.......................................................................................

    • AVOIDINGARGUMENTSTHROUGHLOVINGCOMMUNICATION.....................................................



  • Chapter 10 ScoringPointswiththeOppositeSex.................................................................................

    • LITTLETHINGSMAKEABIGDIFFERENCE....................................................................................

    • THEMAGICOFDOINGLITTLETHINGS........................................................................................

    • REDIRECTINGENERGYANDATTENTION.....................................................................................

    • WHENWOMENGIVEPOINTS.......................................................................................................

    • HEALINGTHERESENTMENTFLU.................................................................................................

    • WHYMENGIVELESS..................................................................................................................

    • HOWMENGIVEPOINTS..............................................................................................................

    • WHATMAKESMENDEFENSIVE....................................................................................................

    • WHENMENGIVEPENALTYPOINTS..............................................................................................

    • REMEMBERINGOURDIFFERENCES..............................................................................................



  • Chapter 11 HowtoCommunicateDifficultFeelings...............................................................................

    • THELOVELETTERTECHNIQUE....................................................................................................

    • MAKINGITSAFEFORLOVELETTERS...........................................................................................

    • MINILOVELETTERS....................................................................................................................

    • WHENTOWRITELOVELETTERS.................................................................................................

    • WHYWENEEDTOWRITELOVELETTERS....................................................................................

    • TELLINGTHECOMPLETETRUTH.................................................................................................

    • HEALINGNEGATIVEFEELINGS....................................................................................................

    • SECRETSOFSELF-HELP..............................................................................................................



  • Chapter 12 HowtoAskforSupportandGetIt.....................................................................................

    • WHYWOMENDON'TASK............................................................................................................

    • STEPI:ASKINGCORRECTLYFORWHATYOUAREALREADYGETTING..........................................

    • STEP 2 :PRACTICEASKINGFORMORE(EVENWHENYOUKNOWHEMAYSAYNO)........................

    • STEP 3 :PRACTICEASSERTIVEASKING........................................................................................

    • WHYMENARESOSENSITIVE......................................................................................................



  • Chapter 13 KeepingtheMagicofLoveAlive.........................................................................................

    • THE 90 / 10 PRINCIPLE.................................................................................................................

    • YOUARENEVERUPSETFORTHEREASONYOUTHINK.................................................................

    • THEDELAYEDREACTIONRESPONSE...........................................................................................

    • WHYHEALTHYPEOPLEMAYNEEDCOUNSELING..........................................................................

    • THESEASONSOFLOVE...............................................................................................................

    • SUCCESSFULRELATIONSHIPS.....................................................................................................



  • Acknowledgement..............................................................................................................................

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