Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

(Tina Meador) #1

Ineachofthetranslationsthishiddenrequestforsupportisrevealed.Ifamanlisteningtoawomancan
recognizetheimpliedrequestandrespondaccordingly,shewillfeeltrulyheardandloved.


The Venusian/Martinn Phrase Dictionary


"Wenevergoout"translatedintoMartianmeans"Ifeellikegoingoutanddoingsomethingtogether.We
alwayshavesuchafuntime,andIlovebeingwithyou.Whatdoyouthink?Wouldyoutakemeoutto
dinner?Ithasbeenafewdayssincewewentout."


Withoutthistranslation,whenawomansays"Wenevergoout"amanmayhear"Youarenotdoingyour
job.Whatadisappointmentyouhaveturnedouttobe.Weneverdoanythingtogetheranymorebecause
youarelazy,unromantic,andjustboring."


"Everyoneignoresme"translatedintoMartianmeans"Today,Iamfeelingignoredandunacknowledged.I
feelasthough nobodyseesme.OfcourseI'msuresomepeopleseeme,buttheydon'tseemtocare
aboutme.IsupposeIamalsodisappointedthatyouhavebeensobusylately.Ireallydoappreciatehow
hardyouareworkingandsometimesIstarttofeellikeIamnotimportanttoyou.Iamafraidyourworkis
moreimportantthanme.WouldyougivemeahugandtellmehowspecialIamtoyou?"


Withoutthistranslation,whenawomansays"Everyoneignoresme"amanmayhear"Iamsounhappy.I
justcan'tgettheattentionIneed.Everythingiscompletelyhopeless.Evenyoudon'tnoticeme,andyou
arethepersonwhoissupposedtoloveme.Youshouldbeashamed.Youaresounloving.Iwouldnever
ignoreyouthisway."


"Iamsotired,Ican'tdoanything"translatedintoMartianmeans"Ihavebeendoingsomuchtoday.I
reallyneedarestbeforeIcandoanythingmore.Iamsoluckytohaveyoursupport.Wouldyougivemea
hugandreassuremethatIamdoingagoodJobandthatIdeservearest?"


Withoutthistranslation,whenawomansays"Iamsotired,Ican'tdoanything"amanmayhear"Ido
everythingandyoudonothing.Youshoulddomore.Ican'tdoitall.Ifeelsohopeless.Iwanta'realman'
tolivewith.Pickingyouwasabigmistake."


"Iwanttoforgeteverything"translatedintoMartianmeans"IwantyoutoknowthatIlovemyworkand
mylifebuttodayIamsooverwhelmed.IwouldlovetodosomethingreallynurturingformyselfbeforeI
havetoberesponsibleagain.Wouldyouaskme'What'sthematter?'andthenlistenwithempathywithout
offeringanysolutions?IjustwanttofeelyouunderstandingthepressuresIfeel.Itwouldmakemefeelso
muchbetter.Ithelpsmetorelax.TomorrowIwillgetbacktobeingresponsibleandhandlingthings."


Withoutthistranslation,whenawomansays"Iwanttoforgeteverything"amanmayhear"Ihavetodo
somuchthatIdon'twanttodo.Iamsounhappywithyouandourrelationship.Iwantabetterpartner
whocanmakemylifemorefulfilling.Youaredoingaterriblejob."

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