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02-14-2008, 04:09 AM
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 What women want? Hello to all my question is that what do all women expect from men and what do all men want from women? i would like to see what answers reply im sure everyone else to just a bit of fun for everyone.       |
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02-14-2008, 03:18 PM
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| Well I'm not entirely sure what men in general want from women, but as far as what women want, or at least what I want... I want men to be great human beings- to live a life of integrity and strength and self-knowledge and gentleness and loving/caring for others. I want men to be supportive unwavering friends to me through good times and bad, to listen sympathetically when I need it, to respect me enough to give me their honest opinions, to treat me fairly as an equal. I want men to be intellectually curious and open to new ideas, and willing to have conversations with me about anything and everything without judging or fighting. I want men to be their authentic selves and to enjoy spending time with me. I want men to challenge me to learn, grow, and be a better person myself. |
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02-15-2008, 02:08 AM
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| a leader, a good conversationalist (that includes listening), a pillar to lean on if things are getting tough, to be told when she is wrong or disagreed with, a few dollars here and there, a working penis, and an athletic tongue. |
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02-15-2008, 03:43 AM
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I want the same thing I want from everybody. Honesty, integrity, mutual respect etc... In a partner, someone who knows how to smile, a sense of humour, and lovely eyes. Not a definitive list, but my basic starting point 
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02-15-2008, 04:00 AM
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02-15-2008, 04:14 AM
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| I think it doesn't make sense to ask what all women or all men want because that's very different from person to person.
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02-15-2008, 01:41 PM
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 ).Seriously though, it's a fun thread if nothing else, isn't it? |
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02-15-2008, 02:21 PM
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| I've been married for years, so I'll try to give an answer :-) I think both men and women are looking for someone they feel safe with and whom they can trust. This is the common ground. And if you probe deeper, men are looking for someone to love and support them, and women are looking for someone to protect them. And the thing to realise is that "supporting" and "protecting" are actually very similar things, with subtle differences in how it manifests brought in by gender. It's mainly emotional support and emotional protection that people want. The real test of a relationship is how you both fare when faced with an external crisis. Does it bring you together as a team, or does it tear you apart. My husband is very considerate to me when I'm having a difficult day, and likes solving problems for me, fixing things, dealing with spiders and all the rest of it - but I'm also supportive of him when he's having crises. eg he works in IT, and during the 2001 recession, lost his job, and I paid the bills. My attitude was that it wasn't his fault, it was the economy, and while I held the fort, he upgraded his skills and got another job, and now supports me. However, some friends of ours were engaged to get married, when the man (who also works in IT) lost his job at the same time my husband lost his. They fell apart. She was really resentful that he wasn't working and that she had to support him, and blamed him, and dumped him. I suppose it's a good thing they found out before they got married. He actually found a job soon after they split up, but what hurt him was that she wouldn't provide emotional support during his crisis. Instead she just undermined him and make him feel like rubbish. In the best relationships, the two people protect and support each other - and it has to be both, not not just one partner carrying the whole load - and in relationships that break, they don't. I think everyone understands this at a sub-conscious level, and both genders are looking for that ideal safe harbour.
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02-16-2008, 08:29 AM
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Humour is pretty wide. I'm mostly fond of really bad jokes and geek jokes. This site is a good representation of what I find funny. xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe However, the most important aspect of humour is the general outlook on life. Some people just can't deal with a ball smashing through your window while others can just laugh about it. That's the kind of humour that really matters I think. The ability to look at the bright side of life. |
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02-16-2008, 11:36 AM
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| What women want Taken from a dating website, this is a list of 135 aspects that someone named Rachel wants in a guy:
What men want from women:
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02-16-2008, 12:58 PM
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02-16-2008, 02:04 PM
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__________________ Tea Tree Money Miranda Lee - romance author fan site Heather MacAllister - author fan site |
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02-19-2008, 05:06 PM
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02-19-2008, 06:27 PM
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Regardless, with a list of *qualities* like that, she needs to think seriously about editing #96 - the guy that matches this list probably has a list of his own and I'm betting it doesn't allow for imperfections.
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02-20-2008, 03:12 PM
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| So, wait, are you guys telling me that my list of 500 requirements is too long? (and, no, I am NOT going to list them...)
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02-20-2008, 04:26 PM
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__________________ ~Lola~ "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - e e cummings |
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02-20-2008, 10:39 PM
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__________________ Jim Offerman ~ music that moves you blog - twitter - free music - patron powered! |