| What She Wants… | | | | spouse how much he truly appreciates and cares for |
| Little girls dream or romantic gifts and wedding days, | | | | her. Too often than not, men try to tie this message |
| and their first real taste of this is Valentine's Day. | | | | in with the gift they purchase and ultimately look for |
| Gaudy cards inscribed with the finest 8th grade | | | | validation from their wives. However, there is no gift |
| poetry and priceless costume jewelry has melted the | | | | in this world that can effectively express a person's |
| hearts of more than one 12 year old girl. What do | | | | feelings for another, nor is seeking validation within a |
| pre-adolescents know that grownups forget? It is | | | | marriage a "good" thing. In order to get a great |
| not the gift that matters, but what the gift | | | | picture of this, one only has to think of the little boy |
| symbolizes that makes all the difference in the world. | | | | who secretly puts an apple on his teacher's desk. He |
| A boy takes a lot of time and creativity to | | | | desperately seeks to let her know how he feels |
| overcome the challenge of turning his meager | | | | about her, however cannot find the right words, thus |
| allowance into an expression of "true love". He may | | | | in the end the apple says it all! |
| feel that he falls short of his mark when he discovers | | | | Sometimes it is hard to believe but men are, in fact, |
| that he cannot afford the "finest", but it is the | | | | seeking the exact same thing that women are - love |
| energy and time he expends in finding a way to | | | | and intimacy. There is no argument that men and |
| make his girl feel special that shouts out, "I love you". | | | | women go about it in very different ways, however |
| This transforms the gift into a cherished possession | | | | emotional vulnerability seems to be more difficult for |
| in her heart and memory for years to come. | | | | men to verbally express. Thus men truly seek this |
| That is what women want for Valentine's Day! They | | | | for Valentine's Day - the ability to be emotionally |
| want to have an overwhelmingly wonderful feeling of | | | | vulnerable with their spouse, to express their love for |
| knowing that their man has a special place in his heart | | | | their wives and be accepted for who they truly are |
| reserved just for them. | | | | by the one they care about the most. |
| "I would like to spend the day with just him, no kids, | | | | "All I would want is a hug from her." - 35 year old |
| touring Old Victorian Homes." - 39 year old Retail | | | | Transportation Coordinator and father of 2 |
| Consultant and mother of 4 | | | | "I would enjoy a romantic outing with her, maybe |
| "I would like to come home to find the kitchen | | | | walking on the beach." - 29 year old Design Engineer |
| furniture removed so we could dim the lights and | | | | and father of 1 |
| slow dance." - 62 year old Mary Kay Consultant and | | | | "All I need is a kiss." - 27 year old Staff Scientist and |
| mother of 9 | | | | engaged |
| "I would like him to give me a coupon book for him | | | | "I would want to go out together and do something |
| to do chores around the house - not that he doesn't | | | | we've wanted to do but never got around to." - 30 |
| do his share, but just so that when I have a hard | | | | year old Professional Educator and father of 1 |
| day, I can use it and really feel his support." - 33 year | | | | Ray & Jean Kadkhodaian are the founders and |
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| girl in me, play with the little boy in him." - 35 year old | | | | to help others create better and more fulfilling |
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| "I would love for him to cook me dinner." - 45 year | | | | have helped tremendous numbers of people enhance |
| old Stay-at-home mother of 4 | | | | their relationship from 'good' to 'Great'. Their |
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