I read and re-read this book many many times when I was on the dating scene and then when I found 'the one' too. This is a great book to understand the opposite sex. Men and women do think differently. It's nice to have some basis to understand their motivations because you might be more likely to sympathize or just accept their viewpoint; which in turn, could lead to less resentment, less confusion, and more easiness in a relationship. That being said, I would not be rigid about believing what's in here either. Some men are willing to step outside their natural bents, and know that in order to make a relationship work, you might have to talk openly at times. Some women are less 'emotional' and don't need to talk it all out. As people we all vary in nature, and that is why I would also use this book as a loose guide to men and women's dispositions. God wouldn't want us to think that ALL men are from Mars and ALL women are from Venus. With billions of people on the planet, what fun would that be?