Men and Women: bridging the gap

Ahhh men and women... the great divide, and a constant source of gossip and material;) Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus by Dr John Gray was a pretty popular book in its day and a decent enough starting place for exploring some of the key differences between men and women. In The Keys to the Kingdom, Allison Armstrong discusses how fundamentally and differently men and women process and experience daily life. Many references offer specific and scientific proof of the differences between the sexes (i.e. men have a higher body temperature, different hormones, different architecture of the brain etc.). Kim Sarrasin, relationship expert, presents and teaches ideas on how men and women can actually be a part of the solution, rather than the problem... very enlightening!

So rather than focusing on the differences per se, it's kind of a mind-bender to hear about some of these potential solutions and discover that the opposite sex may not be the bad guy after all, Lol !. We all know we can't change people anyway, so this could be interesting. According to Ms Sarrasin's philosophy, and the most interesting thing, is that men and women may not be intentionally f--king each other around... well, of course there's some of that too.... but not necessarily. So, in the end, supposedly, we just terribly misunderstand one another. We also do not know how to communicate effectively with one another. Here are a few tips from Kim:

Women: men often do really want to make us happy, but they could really use some help with the how to. For some reason we (women) really like it if men can read our minds, ha ha... but of course, they can't, so we need to give specific direction on where we want to go, or what we'd like for Christmas etc. Hinting is not sufficient-  we need to write it down, or suggest directly.

Men: what do women want? Easy.... attention, attention and more attention. According to Kim, women care about this more than money and more than kind words...

For more Kim Sarrasin secrets on bridging the gap, check her out online.

Blessings,

Chatgirl