book: "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"

Yep.
Read this, back in the early 90's I think. It was a pretty big seller back in the day (there was a follow up too - can't recall that title tho')
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Anyway, I liked the book, enjoyed the writing style and thought it had quite a lot to offer.
The main theme I got out of it was to actively listen to my missus and show some empathy and support and NOT try and suggest solutions to her, unless directly asked.
And I reckon that is pretty sound advice by the author, and would be highly valuable in the context of a jaded marriage.
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My marriage was not, unfortunately, just a jaded deal. It was a full blown ILIASM shithole.
And within that context, the book was useless.
That is NOT to say the content of the book was bad, far from it, I believe the content was very valid and valuable, and highly applicable in the context of a jaded marriage. But my marriage was NOT, one of those. It had gone way further down the chute than that.
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The analogy I'd draw is the book being a repair manual for a 2010 Bentley.
Very valuable if you have a 2010 Bentley.
If you have a 1996 Ford wagon, not so much.