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Understanding Women: 15 Needs She Has in a Relationship
She needs to feel safe, respected, and valued.
There’s a big difference between wants and needs. The “want” is the action that you want your partner to take, or to stop taking. The NEED is the underlying reason WHY you desire this to happen.
We define the “want” and then we dig deeper to find the real need that’s being fulfilled by it.
I believe that every man who is in a relationship with a woman should be striving daily to meet her needs.
Needless to say, your #1 priority should be finding out what the specific needs are of the woman you are with. (See point #3 below).
That being said, here are a few that I’ve found to be true across the board.
1: She needs to be respected and treated as your equal.
First thing’s first — every happy and healthy relationship has respect as one of it’s most important building blocks.
Respect for someone’s accomplishments, viewpoints, opinions, input, and identity as a whole is non-negotiable when building a life with someone.
