In Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by John Gray, he starts out with a metaphor. This metaphor describes how the inhabitants of Mars and the inhabitants of Venus didn’t know that each other existed. The Martians eventually discovered the Venusians and flew to Venus. They fell in love with each other and learned a great deal about each other. When they flew to Earth together, their memory was erased and they couldn’t remember anything that they learned. Ever since then, men and women have been in conflict with each other.

Regarding the importance of our differences, Gray says, “Without the awareness that we are supposed to be different, men and women are at odds with each other. We usually become angry or frustrated with the opposite sex because we have forgotten this important truth.” In order to try and help us with this problem, John Gray leads us into the different lives of men and women and tells us how we can embrace our differences. Each chapter gives points and suggestions about different complications ranging from men being “Mr. Fix-its,” and women being a part of the “Home Improvement Committee,” to how to keep the magic of love alive.

I found this book to be very helpful. There is a lot of good information in it about overcoming the differences inherent in men and women. Most of us students are at a point in our lives where we are supposed to be thinking about marriage and this book can be a useful tool for marriage. While I was reading it I could relate to a lot of the points that Gray made and I could understand what he meant by many of them from my experiences with dating. There is a large amount of information in it that could’ve possibly been condensed, but it is definitely a great resource for newlyweds nonetheless. I think this book would definitely need to be kept close and reread for the main points to stick.