i found this posted by some guy at a different message board, and wanted to share it here....what do you guys think of this:
Sometimes a man can meet a woman, be swept off of HIS feet, and try to keep his feet on the ground. He will imagine that she likes him, or she may actually say that she likes him, and he will grow comfortable with the thought of having her around. He’ll start thinking of how she might be the beauty in his life, the woman that makes him a better man. He’ll think of fighting for her and learning everything about her so he can take care of her every need. He’ll foolishly think of the unity of marriage and the joy in his heart when they have children together.
But it’s an illusion. His perspective sees a beautiful woman, looking through flaws like too much makeup or a little extra weight or bad taste in clothing… and he’ll see her beauty. He will accept her and begin thinking of the life ahead… and his feet will start to feel light and he will begin rising ever so slightly from the ground. And she’ll knock the hell out of him.
Because women spend forever deciding, analyzing, second-guessing, comparing him with a hundred other men that she sees or hears about. No matter how good, faithful, honest, caring, loving that man is, no matter how much integrity he has, or how much money or abilities he has, no matter what he would give to bless her life… she always will want more. She will be grasping, holding on to him loosely, with just enough cunning to keep him hoping, while she plays other options, and then will drop him for another. And he will shatter on the ground.
People say men are the *******s, the ones jumping from one to another. All a man really wants, so deep in his heart that it’s seldom discussed… is a woman to believe in him. Enough to be faithful, enough to love him because he’ll leave what he’s doing to rescue her when the car breaks down, or countless other things he will do to prove himself to her. That’s all a man wants. It’s a shame that women don’t understand that just the tiniest amount of attention to a man’s pride will secure him forever. Show a man that you admire him or respect him or even appreciate his willingness to come through for you… and that man will adore you. So what has happened to men and women? The male ego that we joke about is the same male ego that will cause him to jump into burning flames to save those he loves. The same ego (or sense of duty and pride if you prefer that language) will make a man stick with a woman for life. It will either cause him to do ANYTHING for a woman, or will cause him to retreat and become obsessed with hobbies outside the marriage if a woman WILL NOT acknowledge this very simple truth of a man. Men need to know that their loved ones admire or respect them. The need to know they are needed and powerful to help those they love. That is the purpose of a man.
Sometimes a man can meet a woman, be swept off of HIS feet, and try to keep his feet on the ground. He will imagine that she likes him, or she may actually say that she likes him, and he will grow comfortable with the thought of having her around. He’ll start thinking of how she might be the beauty in his life, the woman that makes him a better man. He’ll think of fighting for her and learning everything about her so he can take care of her every need. He’ll foolishly think of the unity of marriage and the joy in his heart when they have children together.
But it’s an illusion. His perspective sees a beautiful woman, looking through flaws like too much makeup or a little extra weight or bad taste in clothing… and he’ll see her beauty. He will accept her and begin thinking of the life ahead… and his feet will start to feel light and he will begin rising ever so slightly from the ground. And she’ll knock the hell out of him.
Because women spend forever deciding, analyzing, second-guessing, comparing him with a hundred other men that she sees or hears about. No matter how good, faithful, honest, caring, loving that man is, no matter how much integrity he has, or how much money or abilities he has, no matter what he would give to bless her life… she always will want more. She will be grasping, holding on to him loosely, with just enough cunning to keep him hoping, while she plays other options, and then will drop him for another. And he will shatter on the ground.
People say men are the *******s, the ones jumping from one to another. All a man really wants, so deep in his heart that it’s seldom discussed… is a woman to believe in him. Enough to be faithful, enough to love him because he’ll leave what he’s doing to rescue her when the car breaks down, or countless other things he will do to prove himself to her. That’s all a man wants. It’s a shame that women don’t understand that just the tiniest amount of attention to a man’s pride will secure him forever. Show a man that you admire him or respect him or even appreciate his willingness to come through for you… and that man will adore you. So what has happened to men and women? The male ego that we joke about is the same male ego that will cause him to jump into burning flames to save those he loves. The same ego (or sense of duty and pride if you prefer that language) will make a man stick with a woman for life. It will either cause him to do ANYTHING for a woman, or will cause him to retreat and become obsessed with hobbies outside the marriage if a woman WILL NOT acknowledge this very simple truth of a man. Men need to know that their loved ones admire or respect them. The need to know they are needed and powerful to help those they love. That is the purpose of a man.