Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars stems from Greek mythology; the goddess, Venus & god, Mars.
Men and women can be so completely opposite sometimes in how they think, act and communicate. They might as well be from different planets! We’ve all heard the old saying, Women are from Venus. Men are from Mars. Well there is a lot more to that aphorism that dates back several centuries – not suggesting that we come from other planets, rather our universal gender traits stem from ancient archetypes from Greek mythology; the goddess Venus and the god Mars.
Men and women might not be that different after all.
Forget everything you think about men and women. Dr. Janet Hyde argues that the sexes really aren't that different after all. From nurturing, communication and sympathy some researchers believe that all of this Mars and Venus stuff should go the way of Pluto: "People think that they can’t communicate across gender in heterosexual couples and this is a problem. But in fact communication styles are quite similar and men and women communicate quite well all the time. Sometimes when I give talks to big audiences, after talking for about 20 minutes, I say are you understanding me and of course they are. I am speaking perfect English."
That men and women handle stress differently seems, well, obvious, but Dr. John Gray, the man who moved Mars and Venus from the science to the self-help section of the bookstore, thinks acknowledging this inherent disparity is an important first step.
Why Mars & Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress (on shelves January 22) explores why we deal differently and how to improve our communication that inevitably gets wonky with stress.
