Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget

by LEGATO, MARIANNE J.TUCKER, LAURA

• ISBN13: 9781579548971
• ISBN10: 1579548970
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-15
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Men and women ARE different . . . and this book from the founder of gender medicine uncovers the neuroscientific reasons behind age-old disputes between men and women, while providing a groundbreaking, authoritative, and reader-friendly guide to resolving these differences Why won't he ask for directions? Why does she always want to talk about the relationship? Why can't he see that something is bothering her?* But perhaps the biggest questionsWhyMen Never Remember and Women Never Forgetresolves are: Why is it so hard for men and women to understand each other . . . and what can we do about it? According to Dr. Marianne Legato, an internationally recognized expert in gender-specific medicine, male and female brains are chemically and structurally different. And scientists are now finding out how these differences cause us to approach problems and experience the world in such dissimilar ways. So how do we bridge this physiological gap? Dr. Legato provides strategies and tips for learning to "think" like the other sex in order to get past our differences-and offers smart advice for dealing with issues wherever they arise. This trailblazing book will enable readers to understand each other-in both personal and professional relationships-like never before.

Author Biography

MARIANNE J. LEGATO, MD, FACP, is a professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, where she founded and heads the Partnership for Gender-Specific Medicine. One of the world's foremost experts on gender medicine and winner of many awards for her work, she is the author of The Female Heart, What Women Need to Know, and Eve's Rib.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: The Anatomy of a Quarrel	xi
Men and Women Are Different: True or False?	1	(18)
May I Have This Dance? What Attracts Us to One Another and How We Fall in Love	19	(40)
What Did You Say? The Differences between How We Listen and What We Hear	59	(24)
Legato's Laws for Improving Communication between the Sexes	83	(16)
Will You Marry Me? Commitment (for Better or for Worse)	99	(34)
Peek-A-Who? The Changing Face of Parenthood	133	(22)
What's Wrong with Me? Why Men and Women Respond Differently to Stress---And Why It Matters	155	(20)
What's Wrong with You? Depression in Men and Women	175	(24)
Where Did I Leave My Keys? Men, Women, and Aging	199	(24)
Conclusion	223	(4)
Notes and References	227	(8)
Index	235