1. He
Is Not Superman - His Ego Is More
Fragile Than You Imagined
I know, you’re probably tired of
hearing about the male ego. I get it. But it hasn’t gone away, and, frankly,
the world isn’t too kind on our ego. We see the jokes on every sitcom and
commercial about how inadequate we are at times. But there’s not a man with a soul
that’s alive that doesn’t want to be admired by the woman in his life. Not one.
2. He
Is Very Visual
More than you are probably thinking.
You see his eyes roam. That’s a natural reaction for him. Now, he has
responsibility over his eyes—not the girl who attracted them—but if there’s a
pretty girl around, he probably saw her long before you did. And he likely
battles staring more than you will ever understand.
3. He
Doesn’t Want You To Be His Mother
You can say “ouch!” if you need to,
but men want a wife, not a mom. I hear this from men frequently - especially
young men. If you’re a mom they want you to be a great mom—just not theirs. I
know we need mothering sometimes. All of us do. We may even act like big babies
at times. But mothering a husband never works. Ever. Be our partner. Our best
friend. Not our mother.
4. When
You Correct Him You Hurt Him
That doesn’t mean he doesn’t need
correcting. He might. But the way you do this is huge. Your respect for him is
huge for him. His greatest emotional need. That could be in how he fixes the
bed - or the fact that he doesn’t - or for things far worse. If he senses you
are talking down to him - not respecting him - he may comply with your wishes
in actions (or not), but inside his heart will be growing colder towards you.
5. He
Loves You Uniquely
He probably won’t love you all the
ways you expect him to love. And, frankly, he won’t be all the love you need
him to be. He may not always feel love as an emotion as strongly as you do.
Your heart is capable of much more than he can fill completely. There will be
times - hopefully even seasons when he does - but no man will meet every need
of your heart. (Other than the man Jesus)
6. What
He Does Really Is Who He Is Many Times
It’s his identity. If it’s golf, his
career, fishing, antique cars or his extensive comic book collection—that’s a
part of him. When you miss that or don’t value it, he may feel like less of a
man.
7. He
Probably Thinks You’re More Wonderful Than You Think He Does
And he has a strong desire to
protect you because of it. He sees all you are capable of doing. He wonders how
you keep up with everyone and everything as you do. He may even envy that about
you. He respects you—probably more than he knows how to communicate to you.
Guys, anything you would add?
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