Mars and Venus in the Bedroom by Dr. John Gray

[MrShorty]

This is another book in John Gray's popular "Mars and Venus" series. In this book, he specifically deals with sexuality in long-term monogamous relationships.

As with his other works, Dr. Gray takes a "bipolar" (for lack of a better word) and stereotypical view of how the sexes view sex. In general, men view sex one way and women view sex another way. To the extent that you find yourselves "in line" with his stereotypes, you may find this book a useful way of understanding sexual differences. On the other hand, if you don't match up with his stereotypes, you will likely find the book frustrating because you don't line up with his view.

A couple of warnings. Dr. Gray can be a bit graphic (all written, no pictures, if that makes a difference) in this book, so you might want to avoid it if you lean towards the "prudish" (again lack of a better word). I also got the impression that Dr. Gray was a little promiscuous at some point in his life, so, if you judge the message based on the messenger, you may not be overly impressed.

The best use of the book will probably be to facilitate dialog between a couple on what is often a touchy subject to broach.