Gentlemen – and some tips for you:)

Women love it when you:

• Own a pair of really nice shoes and actually wear them
• Are able to hold a baby or push a stroller without squirming
• Plan an evening out from soup to nuts, from finding a movie to making the dinner reservations
• Kiss creatively
• Handle our emotions with grace and compassion
• Have impassioned, informed opinions about women writers and women's issues
• Know how to inscribe a card with a heartfelt, personal message
• Demonstrate respect for others by standing up when your mother comes to the table, giving up a seat on the bus for a pregnant woman, asking your dad for his opinion and really listening, etc.
• Show genuine, platonic interest in your female friends' lives
• Are playful around dogs, cats and kids
• Make the bed in the morning and fold the laundry - competently
• Offer juice, soup and TLC when we're sick
• Do the come-from-behind cuddle-hug, just to say hello
• Remember insignificant details, like our favorite color or flower, and make use of that knowledge
• Are unfailingly polite to all members of the service industries
• Offer us caresses and compliments for no particular reason
• Understand that we don't always like it slow and gentle in bed
• Understand that sometimes we do