But let's be honest: is it really true - are we so different? Or is it a convenient myth that everyone just believed in so as not to bother and not try to truly understand each other?

Why did people believe this theory?
Because it's convenient.
Didn't understand the man? Well, he's from Mars, he's built differently.
Were you offended by the woman, that she was offended? Well, she's from Venus, she has fogs and emotional storms there.

It's easier this way: no need to delve into psychology, trauma, personal history, character - just write it all off as "planetary origin" and move on.

But here's the catch: it works... until you meet a real person. With his emotions, cockroaches, wounds and needs. And then it turns out that he is not a Martian. And you are not a Venusian. You are both from Earth. Just different.

What is the truth?
Yes, men and women have differences - biological, hormonal, cultural. We often show emotions differently, perceive conflict differently, express love differently.

For example:

Men often try to solve a problem. And women - to be heard.

Men often go into silence when they are having a hard time. And women begin to talk even more - so as not to feel the emptiness.

Women can cry and through this let go of pain. And men — they hold everything inside, because “men don’t cry.”

But all this is general, not universal. Because there are men who need intimacy and conversations, and women who value action, not words.

And here the truth begins: we are all different. And we all want one thing — to be understood.

What is the myth?
The myth is that we need to be perceived as beings from different planets.
Because this gives a false sense that intimacy is impossible, that “well, you can’t come to an agreement with Martians.”
But you can come to an agreement. Just not through “rules” and “sexual psychology,” but through attention, empathy and honesty.

Yes, the path to understanding the other sex is not the easiest. Sometimes it feels like you are communicating not with Mars, but with Jupiter, and there is a completely different language there.
But the closer you look, the fewer the differences and the more humanity.

How to learn to “talk” to another planet?
Don’t guess — ask.
Sometimes a man is silent — not because he’s angry, but because he’s tired. And a woman cries — not because she’s manipulating, but because she doesn’t know how else to ask for support.

Don’t judge by yourself.
If you react this way — it doesn’t mean that the other person should do the same. His way is no worse. Just different.

Be a little softer.
Towards yourself and towards your partner. Because we all learn to love by touch. And no one has ever passed the “perfect relationship” exam.

Remove labels.
He’s not from Mars, he just didn’t get enough sleep.
She’s not from Venus, she just wants hugs and silence.

So: myth or truth?
🔭 Yes and no.
If you perceive “Mars and Venus” as a metaphor — yes, it’s useful. She reminds us: “Hey, you are different, be more tolerant.”
But if we seriously believe that there is an abyss between us, then we risk never truly hearing each other.

We are not from different planets. We are from one big, beautiful, slightly crazy ball called Earth.
And all we want is for someone to look into us a little deeper than gender, habits, and psychology.