9 Things Girls Wish Guys Would Just Man Up Enough About LOVE!

By- Shreya Sharma

We do not need a kid in a man’s body. We need a real man who does not act as an immature teenager both in behavior and attitude. We do not want our man to shut down and give us one-word-answer texts. We do not want tantrums and silent treatment. We want our man to ‘man up’ and be the man they are capable of being. We want them to accept their emotions, vulnerabilities and learn to communicate them in a healthy manner. Here are 9 things girls wish guys would just man up enough about love.

1. Listen to us!

We want to express our emotions and feelings and want our man to hear us. By listening we mean, not cutting in between. We want them to ask questions so that we can express our emotions in a better manner. We want our man to focus on what we are saying in an uninterrupted manner. We do not want them to text or read at the same time.

2. Open your heart to our feelings

Guys want to avoid the hard conversations that involve blames, accusations, or emotional investment. We want our man to be involved emotionally and listen to our feelings. We want an emotionally supportive man who will listen to us without judging.

3. Express your raw emotions

We want our man to be comfortable with their emotions. They should acknowledge and embrace their emotions as this will create space for another person’s emotions.

4. To be compassionate and understanding

We want our man to understand where we are coming from rather than judging us. We want our man to be compassionate and understand our upbringing, experiences and the way we view the world.

5. Do not try to fix or cure our problem

We want our man to listen to us without acting as a fixer. We want them to keep their solutions to themselves and ask us what the solution is because probably we know the solution. We often just want to express our emotions. We just want them to be there and listen to us without jumping on to the solutions.

6. To say sorry for their mistakes

We know the art of forgiveness. We want our man to recognize when they hurt us, apologize to us and do not repeat the same. We not only want a sorry from them but want them to come up with a follow-up the action and avoid doing it again.

7. We want them to say what they feel

We want our man to communicate their feelings instead of holding or suppressing them. We do not want them to hide their feelings or lie about them. We want them to trust us enough to show us our vulnerable side.

8. We want them to avoid pettiness

Every relationship faces tough times, we want our man not to get agitated and avoid harsh rhetoric questions. We want them to get to the root of the problem. We want them to avoid negativity and criticism. We want them to give us benefit of doubt.

9. To be gentle and kind

We want our man to speak to us in a gentle and kind manner rather than showing domination. We want them to use softer tone and deeper intentions behind their words.