John Gray – Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Scanned by nova scanner: Canoscan D1250 U2f software: Omnipage Pro 9 Date: 28 August 2002 Proofed by

blame you. I know you are doing your best to get us there on time and I really appreciate how 
much you care. 
 
"Would you empathize with me and say something like, 'It is hard always rushing around. I 
don't always like rushing either.' " 
 
Without this translation, when a woman says "We are always in a hurry" a man may hear "You 
are so irresponsible. You wait until the last minute to do everything. I can never be happy when 
I am with you. We are always rushing to avoid being late. You ruin things every time I am with 
you. I am so much happier when I am not around you." 
"I want more romance" translated into Martian means "Sweetheart, you have been working so 
hard lately. Lees take some time out for ourselves. I love it when we can relax and be alone 
without the kids around and no work pressures. You are so romantic. Would you surprise me 
with flowers sometime soon and take me out on a date? I love being romanced." 
 
Without this translation, when a woman says "I want more romance" a man may hear "You 
don't satisfy me anymore. I am not turned on to you. Your romantic skills are definitely 
inadequate. You have never really fulfilled me. I wish you were more like other men I have 
been with." 
 
After using this dictionary for a few years, a man doesn't need to pick it up each time he feels 
blamed or criticized. He begins to understand the way women think and feel. He learns that 
these kinds of dramatic phrases are not to be taken literally. They are just the way women 
express feeling more fully. That's the way it was done on Venus and people from Mars need to 
remember that! 
 

---

45