Are women really from Venus and men from Mars? We revisited the hit relationship book
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- The article revisits John Gray’s popular 1990s relationship guide, which portrayed men and women as fundamentally different.
- Relationship psychotherapist Eira Eklund-Mikola says the book’s claims no longer withstand modern scrutiny.
John Gray made a bold claim in the 1990s: men and women were so different that it was almost a miracle they could function together. His bestselling relationship guide captured the idea that the sexes came from different planets, Venus and Mars.
Helsingin Sanomat revisits the book’s arguments with relationship psychotherapist Eira Eklund-Mikola. In her view, the guide’s claims no longer stand up to the present day.
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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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