Book excerpt: In the first part of my book, I examined men and women's perception of every essential aspect of a relationship and how they deal with it in an attempt to open a forum of discussion between the two genders. It was clear that women have been trying extremely hard to accommodate their self-absorbed men. Men on the other hand, have been conditioned to behave in a shameful manner toward their ladies. I do believe that both men and women must work together to acquire the courage to break all the walls of suspicion and mistrust that they have been building for generations. In the second part of my book, I am sharing my experience in China. During my stay in China, I was awed as well as bewildered by the aspects of the daily life. I discovered that the land of my dream is a harmonious blend of positive and negative elements. I attempted to be objective and, out of character for a writer, honest in stating my views aspiring that my observations may help my hosts, the Chinese to see themselves through the eyes of an admiring foreigner.