Are the differences between the sexes getting bigger or smaller?

Has the relationship between the sexes reached a new low? From Sir Fred Goodwin to Arnold Schwarzenegger, some powerful men have had their marriages and careers in crisis after they were caught having affairs.

Dr. John Gray, a well-known best-selling author and psychologist, believes that the exposure of these inappropriate behaviors shows that the differences between the sexes are growing.

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, by John Gray, has sold 50 million copies since it was first published nearly 20 years ago. The book's title, "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus," is now often used to describe the gulf between the sexes. Gray's point is that male and female brains are sex-specific and therefore behave differently.

After several recent sex-related scandals came to light, Gray said hormones were widening the understanding gap between men and women. In a stressful world, hormones create resistance to monogamy. He said: "Why are the relationship between the sexes not doing well now? Because people have new needs, but they don't know how to face these new needs. They want passion, but they don't know how to maintain it."

"When a woman gets oxytocin from a loving, monogamous relationship, her stress levels decrease, and the dominant man's testosterone levels also decrease, so he feels stressed," Gray said. Being older and more inclined to engage in risky behaviors increases testosterone levels, and overall, intimacy decreases a man's sex drive." He believes this is why men like Schwarzenegger go. Reasons for risking an affair.

In addition, Gray believes that unlike women in the past, today’s women need both romance and communication, and men need to be able to do housework, while men always want to find flowers, which leads to the relationship between the sexes. Constant alienation.

Gray's theory has been questioned by scientists, who insist that society shapes gender politics, not nature. "Yes, men and women are different, but most of the differences are very small," said Lise Elliott, associate professor of neurology at the Chicago Medical School. "Grey insists that he is not saying that men are controlled by their hormones and that relationships between the sexes can and should be bridged. He said: "Men are basically hard-wired to be polygamous, but they are also hard-wired to be violent. We learn to resist those impulses. If I see an attractive woman, I will use my brain to think of My wife, and then my lust comes back to my wife. You train yourself in this way and you control your impulses. That's why I've stayed married for 26 years."