If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”
― Nicholas Sparks
And just like that this quote by Nicholas Sparks sums up the essence of a beautiful & healthy relationship between two people, “what do women really want is something that their partners have often found themselves wondering about!”.
It’s almost as if decoding a woman’s desire is like a giant jigsaw puzzle! But is it really?
No. Sure we have our moods and phases where it might be difficult to understand us but who doesn’t have those days? Understanding and learning to be with a woman requires time, energy and effort because every woman is unique in her own ways.
Sure, most of us have the same complaints, such as not having enough clothes to wear every time we have to step out!
But when it comes to relationships, while all women will differ in terms of their needs and desires from their partners, there are still some essentials that every woman want:
1. Someone to hear them out: Women want to be heard, understood and validated. They want to know and feel that their thoughts, opinions and emotions are important and considered.
2. Respect: Whether a woman is a CEO or a home-maker, her contribution in every aspect is valuable. Women need to respect themselves first and also need their partners, friends and family members to do the same.
3. Appreciation: Yes, for all the hard work that they put in managing so many things and relationships, they want to feel appreciated through words or gestures that tell them that they are seen & appreciated.
4. Emotional safety: Women want to feel emotionally safe in their relationships so that they can be their vulnerable self, knowing that their partners will hold space for their emotional experience.
5. Support: A partner that has her back and supports her through thick and thin. Someone who’s there on the good days and always shows up on the not so good ones as well.
6. Freedom & space: Women want relationships where they can be themselves, fly as high as they want to knowing that they are seen, respected and valued for they are.
Most importantly, all women need to get all these and more from the most important relationship in their life- the one they have with themselves.
