MysteriousGirl80: Like seriously, what do you think women expect from men? It's not that hard
All the qualities that women expect from men are not possible in a one man. So she compromises somewhere. Which bad-quality of a man, woman can not tolerate?
Decent_Love: All the qualities that women expect from men are not possible in a one man. So she compromises somewhere. Which bad-quality of a man, woman can not tolerate?
I can't speak for all women, only me, but I'd never tolerate being belittled, cheated on, disrespected or suffering more being in a relationship than being single.
MysteriousGirl80: I can't speak for all women, only me, but I'd never tolerate being belittled, cheated on, disrespected or suffering more being in a relationship than being single.
Well, it is better to be single as the examples of successful couples are very few. Most people get divorced and breakup.
MysteriousGirl80: From a woman's perspective it's pretty simple,I can't understand how it's that hard.
Be loving, respectful, listen to her needs. Be by her side through the good times and bad, pick her up when she's down, let her vent on her bad days. Feed her. And always make her feel like she matters. That's it!
What does she expect from a man, does she try to make her son that kind of person?
She tries to make her son a mummy's boy and do women go for mummy's boys? Sometimes is the answer to that. After she already fancies him. When she loves him if anything too much already and what she really wants then is Mr Reassuring. Normally when women say what they want from a man they are imagining a man they already love. But obviously most women you meet don't already love you therefore a wise man is considerably less reassuring than what they ask for.
I am with Selenite on this. Many women NEED a man to make them feel wholesome, loved, important, appreciated and so on... And we should stop there, at the word "need"... I know many will jump against, saying they already love themselves and respect themselves and so on but then again we often see the opposite. Just keep in mind we talk in general here. If one doesn't have it themselves why would they demand it from the other? And how do we form a connection with a man if we don't need him? Easy. We just enjoy giving to each other whatever we have available to share. Nobody owe us anything... If we want it, we need to "earn" it by being someone who embodies someone else's dream. Meaning, be what you ask for!
Selenite: That might be what YOU expect from men. My expectations are different. Nobody is responsible for 'picking me up when I'm down' but myself. And nobody need be at my disposal for me to vent my frustrations at them. I mostly don't 'vent' apart from extreme cases every now and then Although some feedback on situations is always welcome. I don't need a man to feed me although if he's a good cook it would be wonderful. I don't expect him to 'make me feel like I matter' I simply would wish to matter. If I matter it will show. I abhore violance in any shape or form even 'in playfulness' so your last point doesn't work for me either.
None of what I've written is a criticism of your expectations and preferences. Every person is different and so I would say none of us can speak in the name of most women when it comes to relationship preferences.
We do have some common preferences when it comes to being loving, feeling respected and listened to. I'd like to add that most people's love language is different and so it's important to find out from the other what 'makes them feel loved' in order to be able to share that with them. Somebody might love you very much but their love language is to 'do things that need doing for you' . Yet if your love language is to cuddle up and be hugged, he could spend as many as the day has 'doing things for you' but you'd still feel abandoned and unloved. Same for the parameters of respect different peoole have different parameters. And again same goes for listening. There's listening just for sharing with someone, there's listening to be offered different possible solutions, there's listening to find a solution together etc... if our expectation of what 'feeling listened to' doesn't match our partners reaction when they listen to us, we still won't feel listened to...
It all boils down to communication and authenticity I think.
Hope you don't mind me using your post to bounce back my own take on it all
I don't think it should be necessary to mention in all my posts, that I'm giving my opinion and not the opinion of all women,I think that should be obvious.
With regard to being fed, it was meant in jest, feed me chocolate and I'm all yours.. I happen to have always done the cooking.
I respect your opinion and of course I don't mind you replying to my post.
What does she expect from a man, does she try to make her son that kind of person?
They like a large and somewhat hotheaded personality which they then try to turn into something altogether more child-friendly. Mother's don't raise their sons to be just the right level of intimidating that his father was when they met. Your mother loves you anyway and she'll skip the bit that is ugly about her desire and concentrate on trying to make a gentlemen out of you. Your mother isn't going to just start being difficult one day because she doesn't think women fancy you, you don't to remind her that you're worth something so she'll behave.
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What does she expect from a man, does she try to make her son that kind of person?