Love and Respect

I’m talking about people whose partners had trouble earning a living, whose partners had no ambition, whose partners made stupid and disastrous choices, whose partners revealed stubborn depths of blind stupidity, whose partners did all kinds of things that made it hard for them to say, “I respect you,” to their partners and mean it.

The problem with the dynamic between my wife and I was that she was communicating that she was worthy and respected herself by expressing her needs, but she wasn't communicating that she saw me as worthy and respected me as a man. Whenever a woman tries to lead her man in any way, she is communicating disrespect. She is taking on his role as the le

A man feels respected and worthy when his gifts have a strong positive effect on his woman's emotional state.