Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Dr. John Gray's 'Men are from Mars Women are from Venus' was first published in 1992 and it stood several months on the best seller list. Having sold millions of copies worldwide, the book looks at how men and women seem to have come from two different planets - Mars and Venus. Are the facts indicated in the book still valid after three decades of its publication?

One chapter I loved was when Gray explained that in times of challenge men tend to take time out or retreat to their caves to find a solution undisturbed. However, women react differently. Their natural tendency is to find someone to talk about the problem so that they can explore their feelings.

Instead of challenging the views expressed in the book, sc...