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The book asserts each sex can be understood in terms of distinct ways they respond to stress and stressful situations. The book has sold more than 15 million copies [2] [3] and, according to a CNN report, it was the "highest ranked work of non-fiction" of the s, [4] spending weeks on the bestseller list.
Anyway, the work is done, I've let Amazon know that there is a significant upgrade to the book so that they will hopefully alert previous buyers to the availability of the updated version, and now I just need to wait and see how the promotion on Friday works. These seasons are much longer than Earth seasons because Mars is so much farther from the sun. I still think, as I did then, that the print edition offers the best overall experience for the reader. Pomodoro Penguin Makes a Friend. Gray clarifies how these two perceptions of "strokes" cause conflict. If you looked at the two planets side by side, Earth would be a basketball while Mars is a softball. Could voting help you land a date?
The book and its central metaphor have become a part of popular culture and the foundation for the author's subsequent books, recordings, seminars, theme vacations, one-man Broadway show, TV sitcom, workout videos, a podcast, men's and ladies' apparel lines, fragrances, travel guides and his-and-hers salad dressings. Gray writes how men and women each monitor the amount of give and take in relationships. If the balance shifts, one person feeling they have given more than they have received, resentment can develop.
This is a time when only communication can help to bring the relationship back into balance. Gray further asserts men and women view giving and receiving love differently, how individual actions intended as loving expressions are "tallied up. He says women use a points system which few men are aware of.
Each individual act of love gets one point, regardless of magnitude. Men, on the other hand, assign small acts, small expenditures, fewer points.
Larger blocks of points 20, 30, 40 points, etc. To a woman, the emotional stroke delivered by sincere attention is inseparable from the act. The different perception of expenditure can lead to conflict when the man thinks his work has earned him, say, 20 points and deserves corresponding recognition, while the woman has assigned him only 1 point and recognizes him accordingly. The man tends to think he can do one Big Thing for her scoring 50 points and not do much else, assuming he has "banked" points and can afford to "coast. Instead, the woman would rather have many little things done for her on a regular basis, because women like to think their men are thinking of them and care for them more constantly.
Gray clarifies how these two perceptions of "strokes" cause conflict. He encourages talking about these issues openly.
Another major idea put forth in Gray's book regards the difference in the way the genders react to stress. Gray states when male tolerance to stressful situations is exceeded, they withdraw temporarily, "retreating into their cave", so to speak.
Often, they literally retreat: In their "caves", men writes Gray are not necessarily focused on the problem at hand. Seasons — Mars has seasons like Earth too. These seasons are much longer than Earth seasons because Mars is so much farther from the sun.
Stuart Whitmore lives with his family in the greater Seattle area. He is a veteran of the US Air Force and has launched two small businesses (so far). Apart from. Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Stuart Whitmore lives with his family in the greater Seattle Two Boys, Two Planets by [Whitmore, Stuart J.].
A lot of planets are bigger than Earth. For example, Earths could fit inside of Jupiter.
Mars is not quite so big. In fact, Mars is one of only two planets in the solar system to be significantly smaller than Earth. If you looked at the two planets side by side, Earth would be a basketball while Mars is a softball. The surface of Mars is filled with exciting locations.
Here are a few fun facts about Mars: Mars is covered by craters from objects like asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet. Today, 43, such craters have been found and that only includes the large ones! All this, and more, is included in our Forum Decorum.
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