Women Are Not From Venus And Men Are Not From Mars
We are all from Earth and this is good news
If you are familiar with “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” by John Gray, a short story at the beginning sets the stage for the book:
Once upon a time, men lived on Mars and women on Venus.
Then one day, the Martians traveled in their spaceships to Venus. They met the Venusians and it was love at first sight. They fell in love, married, and lived happily ever after.
Until they decided to visit Earth…
In the beginning, everything was perfect, until both men and women started to experience “selective amnesia” and forgot they were from different planets.
Because they forgot they have different origins, they started to judge each other with impossible standards, shaming differences and fighting over power.
Total disclosure here: I am obsessed with connection. I am married to an American man. There are so many differences between us that I can easily suspect him being a Martian.
Whenever I got stuck I found myself questioning “Is this a structural (gender-related) or a cultural difference?
The more I ask this question, the more I realize that the answer is NOT related to something alien in my husband. It is cultural, most of the…
