Honestly, women want to feel like they are loved completely by their husbands, or significant others. I don't think it's that hard really. I can't understand why this is so hard for some men or husbands to understand.
My boyfriend and I just watched "The Break-up" with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. In the end, you realize that they ruined a good relationship because she felt unloved, or unappreciated. What makes this such a hard topic to communicate about? Don't women everywhere feel this way? Whether you are married, dating, or raising children, relationships are hard. Eventually, you reach a comfort level with the person. I think men often feel like women already "know" that they love them, or that they appreciate them. Women do a lot, they hold families together. Women are social coordinators, they are the mom and sometimes the dad, they are decorators, cooks, maids, organizers, nurses, & cheerleaders when things are bad. Women want to be acknowledged for all they do on an ongoing basis. Not diamonds, not flowers, not fancy vacations, just a simple "thank you" or "I think you're still beautiful" will do the trick! The jobs we do make for a busy day and at the end of the day it's easy to feel like you ran a marathon for someone else. This marathon was for your husband, or your kids, or your boss.
At the end of the day, telling your wife that you think she's beautiful after all of the things she did that day means a lot.
Quality time with the person you love is imperative. It makes you feel great about yourself and it makes you feel connected, and that is what makes running that marathon and doing all the jobs worth the effort.
Like Jennifer Aniston, we all want to be loved back. We all want someone to say "thank you" or "I love you" or "you're still beautiful". Men don't necessarily need this and that is what makes us different. Women need to hear it from time to time. We don't really want to have to ask either. Just think about all the relationships that could be saved if these things were communicated more.
