I’ve heard guys say before, “I just wish women would tell us what they want and stop expecting us to just know!” So I am here today to help you all out and give you a short list of what women want.

Not all women want all of these things. I doubt that every woman wants all of these things at the same time. And I’m sure there are many more things left off of this list that could be added over time.

But from personal experience, here are a few desires of a woman’s heart. Men, I would love for you to weigh in and tell me what you want, as I’d love to be enlightened.

A woman wants …

1. To be found beautiful
2. To make one man’s eyes light up at the sight of her
3. To have a massage
4. To have someone else make dinner
5. To have a clean house for once
6. To be truly understood and valued for who she is
7. To have it all figured out
8. To not have the heels kill her feet
9. To hear a child’s voice call her “mama” – and to have that sweet head nuzzled into her chest
10. To have a good hair day
11. To have his fingers silently interlock with hers to let her know she’s not alone
12. To not have the calories matter today
13. To not have to plan it all for once
14. To feel safe and protected as he wraps his arms around her
15. To have sweats and a messy bun at the end of a long day
16. To smell delicious
17. To be surprised by a thoughtful gesture
18. To slow dance to a song that has meaning in every word
19. To know she’s still “got it”
20. To know he believes in her and is cheering her on every step of the way
21. To have someone to cuddle with
22. To have his teasing and bantering light up her days
23. To take care of someone
24. To make others feel warm and cozy and at home
25. To be right
26. To be taken care of
27. To have the guy step up and just ask her out instead of leading her on for months at a time
28. To have someone to share it all with
29. To have long conversations late into the night
30. To see a few dreams come true
31. To just cry and eat ice cream once a month
32. To look really cute for that Instagram picture (but if not, there’s a filter for that)
33. To make memories together
34. To have at least one fairy tale moment in life
35. To get a pedicure
36. To have a fit bod without all the kale and running
37. To stop being invited to every online sales party ever (unless you’re the one selling – in which case you want people to stop ignoring your invites)
38. To find the perfect little black dress
39. To go to Paris at least once
40. To be listened to
41. To be kissed because “he just couldn’t help it”
42. To know she’s making a difference in the world
43. To have a few moments of silence in the day
44. To be pursued by a man because he is deeply in love with her
45. To be cherished till she’s old and gray

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