What Women Want

What do you want in a man? It's a question that women seem to ask each other only over dinner or while sipping cocktails on a girls night out. But it's actually a question that women ask themselves much more often that--all the time, in fact. 

The answers vary, of course, but there's also a convergence in many of them. If you're a woman (or believe yourself to be, no judgments here), you'll probably nod to at least a couple of the following: general good looks, a sense of style, a hot car, some brains, good breeding (i.e., won't fart or pick his nose in front of your parents), spectacular talent in bed, knows how to take care of you, is good with kids, with cars, in sports, and all sorts of electronics, can serenade you at the snap of a finger, doesn't mind carrying all your stuff around, won't complain when you have a bitch fit, likes the same books, TV shows, movies, and music that you do, has a six-pack, and if you're really, really lucky, maybe he's the guy from The Bachelor or he's Zac Efron. 

But let's be realistic. The guy we'll end up marrying will probably only fit some of the above. He probably can't sing a note. He probably won't be too into books or the kind of music we listen to. He probably won't put the toilet seat down after he uses it. And he probably, really won't have a six-pack, unless we're talking about beer here.

I realized today though that a lot of that stuff doesn't matter. At the end of the day, it's all about having a hand to hold and a shoulder to cry on and someone to share ice cream with and all that cheesy, puke-inducing-if-you're-not-the-one-doing-it kind of stuff. It's about having a place where you can put down all that excess baggage and take a breather.

It's about having someone to come home to.

So gentlemen, there you have it: that's what women want. Hell, I think that's what we all want. :)