She needs to have trust in you. There is nothing more important in a relationship than mutual trust. Stability is the key to fulfilling a woman’s needs. A woman needs to know that you will be there when she needs you. Trust speaks to her most fundamental feelings about security in a relationship. Knowing that you’re faithful to her, physically and emotionally, is the most important element you can provide in the relationship.
On the flip side, she needs to know and feel that you trust her as well. Constantly nagging her about where she has been and who she has been with will only act to cause a deep rift between the two of you. There is truth in the saying that you can push someone to cheat. Believe in yourself, your girl, and your relationship.
Women need men who are considerate, thoughtful, and kind. They want someone who’ll listen when they cry (no matter how uncomfortable it is), who’ll bring them Motrin when they’re PMSing, and take their pug out at 5am when it’s a cold winter morning. Women spend a lot of time nurturing you, so it’s only fair that you return the favor.
Help your girlfriend feel like you partner and equal. Women need to feel like they are on common ground with their significant other. They don’t want to be overly protected, but on the other end of the spectrum they don’t want to feel like they’re always babysitting either. Surveys show that women need a partner who is their best friend; someone who celebrates their successes and commiserates with their failures.
As much as men hate being nagged, women equally hate nagging. Lending a helpful hand without being asked is one of the easiest ways to keep a relationship on neutral ground. Offering to wash the dishes, make dinner or fold the laundry is a gesture that won’t go unnoticed. In many cases if you offer to do something your girl will tell you not to worry about it anyway, but she’ll be happy that you offered. It’s all those little things that really pay off.
Show her how much you respect and value her. Women are always talking about wanting respect from the opposite sex, but unless you’re a women you can never really understand what this truly means. Women handle the bulk of the emotional labor in their relationships and yet they’re constantly faced with thoughtless and undignified comments, even when it’s unintentional. Women want to be respected for the work that they do, whether it be domestic or corporate. Women are master multitaskers and they’re frustratingly stubborn, but they’re also more emotional than men and sometimes they need a little reassurance that they’re respected for all that they do.
