Men argue for the right to be free while women argue for the right to be upset. men want space while women want understanding. ( Men Are from Mars Women Are from Venus Quotes )
John Gray
Men feel frustrated by problems unless they are doing something to solve them. By appreciating him, a woman can help him realize that just by listening he is also helping.
John Gray
Men mistakenly expect women to think, communicate, and react the way men do; women mistakenly expect men to feel, communicate, and respond the way women do.
John Gray
Men need to remember that when women seem upset and talk about problems is not the time to offer solutions; instead she needs to be heard, and gradually she will feel better on her own.
John Gray
Men need to remember that women talk about problems to get close and not necessarily to get solutions.
John Gray
Men primarily need trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement. Women primarily need caring, understanding, respect, devotion, validation, and reassurance.
John Gray
Mental chemistry creates interest, Emotional chemistry Generates Affection, Physical chemistry generates desire, and Spiritual chemistry creates love. A soulmate includes all four…and I will not settle for anything less.
John Gray
Most men are not only hungry to give love but are starving for it. Their biggest problem is that they do not know what they are missing.
John Gray
Most of the time she just needs more understanding and affection and her heart will warm up again and her eyes will begin to sparkle.
John Gray
Not only do men and women communicate differently but they think, feel, perceive, react, respond, love, need, and appreciate differently.
John Gray
Not to be needed is a slow death for a man.
John Gray
One of the most difficult challenges in our loving relationships is handling differences and disagreements. Often when couples disagree their discussions can turn into arguments and then without much warning into battles. Suddenly they stop talking in a loving manner and automatically begin hurting each other: blaming, complaining, accusing, demanding, resenting, and doubting.
John Gray
Opening the heart results in greater forgiveness and increased motivation to give and receive love and support.
John Gray
Perfection is not a requirement for creating great relationships.
John Gray
Quite often, when one partner makes a positive change the other will also change. This predictable coincidence is one of those magical things about life.
John Gray
Remember, if a man needs to pull away like a rubber band, when he returns he will be back with a lot more love. Then he can listen. This is the best time to initiate conversation.
John Gray
Sometimes the best solution for avoiding conflict is to see it coming and lie low for a while. Take a time-out to center yourself so that you can then come together again with greater understanding, acceptance, validation, and approval.
John Gray
The closer we are to someone, the easier it is to bruise or be bruised.
John Gray
The more intimate we are with someone, the more difficult it is objectively to hear their point of view without reacting to their negative feelings.
John Gray
The more she is able to express herself, the more she feels heard and understood, and the more she is able to give a man the loving trust, acceptance, appreciation, admiration, approval, and encouragement that he needs.
John Gray
The secret of forming a successful relationship is for both partners to win.
John Gray
The success of a relationship is solely dependent on two factors: a man’s ability to listen lovingly and respectfully to a woman’s feelings, and a woman’s ability to share her feelings in a loving and respectful way.
John Gray
