Yes there is. Like Nikki says, men and their caves!!!
I've been married 23 years and it wasn't until I read that book a few years ago that I began to get the cave thingy ie. when a chap is in a moon/has something on his mind, the right thing to do is not to try to get him to talk about it to help him ( as we would to a girlfriend or we would want him to do to us), but to leave well alone. He retreats into his mental cave alone, sorts himself out, and comes out at his pace with things back to how they were.
I reckon it makes our life a lot easier as we're not running around trying to get him to talk or open up. Just let him do his thing.
Also, the book says, and I agree that when you tell a girlfriend about a problem, the two of you will usually sit around and sort out a problem by talking it through. A man doesn't get this - if you're telling him a problem that you have, it worries him. He doesn't realise you want to talk about it to sort it out, he thinks you need a solution straight away. So be aware that a somewhat harmless discussion (to you) can stress the guy out, as he's desperately trying to fix everything for you!
And finally, if you want your other half to do a job/task for you, just simply ask, straightforwardly exactly what you want him to do. Saying, " I really need you to do this to help me out because blah blah will happen if it doesn't get done" etc. will confuse him. Simply say "please do this for me".
It can all be taken tongue in cheek of course but I did find the above examples so true and after trying them they worked and the rest of the time I found myself chuckling.
A good book I reckon.