Why Men Never Remember And Women Never Forget

by LEGATO, MARIANNE J.TUCKER, LAURA

• ISBN13: 9781594865275
• ISBN10: 1594865272
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2006-09-05
• Publisher: Rodale Books

Summary

Why won't he ask for directions? Why does she always want to talk about the relationship? Why is it so hard for men and women to understand each other . . . and what can we do about it? These are the kinds of questions that are resolved at last in this fascinating book from the founder of gender medicine. Dr. Marianne Legato not only confirms that men and women are different, but she uncovers the neuroscientific reasons behind the age-old disputes between the sexes, while providing a groundbreaking, authoritative, and reader-friendly guide to resolving them.

Author Biography

MARIANNE J. LEGATO, MD, FACP, is emeritus 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. She practices gender-specific medicine in New York City.

Table of Contents

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