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The best way to impress a woman is to do something that impresses other men.
- Tyler Cowen, Economist

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is "What does a woman want?"
- Sigmund Freud

1. Women need to feel safe, connected, valued
2. Men have a specific mental love room, for women every mental room is a love room
3. Her happiness is a priority for you
4. Know what's important and do those things
5. Women need: attention, affection, appreciation
- ‘What Women Want Men To Know’ by Barbara Deangelis

PERCENTAGE OF STORIES MENTIONING WOMEN IN TV, RADIO AND PRINT NEWS
TV 22%
Radio 17%
Newspapers 21%
Roles these women play
Eyewitness: 30%
Subject: 23%
Expert: 17%
Spokespeople: 14%

WHY MEN MARRY SOME WOMEN AND NOT OTHERS

1. All wives are trophy wives—men marry women whom they admire and like to show off (but not for their physical appearance)
- Why Men Marry Some Women And Not Others

2. If you want to marry a man who is more attractive than you, go for a very good-looking man because he will actually place less emphasis on looks.

The following types of women are more like to get asked out on additional dates
* a. Women who date more extensively
* b. Women who have male friends or brothers (and thus have a better understanding of men)
* c. Women who worry less about impressing their dates and more about having fun
* d. Women who don’t have sex on the first date
* e. Women who object when they don’t approve of the man’s plans
* f. Women who are friendly and positive
* g. Women who are a good audience and show interest and/or a concern for his welfare
* Why men don’t call
o As men see it, they don’t need a reason not to call. They do need a reason to call.
o The woman gets too serious too soon
o The woman is not as positive as they had thought.
+ 90% of men find catty remarks a turnoff
- John T. Molloy, Why Men Marry Some Women And Not Others

"Almost every woman knows what it is to be desired, in a way that hardly any men ever do."

MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS
- John Gray, 1992

This is a famous but controversial book. The author has often been accused of over-generalizing things and not clarifying about what data he has used to make his case. Anyways, a summary:

Communication styles
According to Gray, a woman relieves stress by talking about it, which the man may interpret as an accusation or request for a
solution. In terms of woman (or Venusian language) it is just sharing a problem which she wants to be acknowledged.

The man on the other hand has a basic instinct to give a solution because Martians (that is, men) do not discuss a problem unless they want a solution.

Point system
Gray suggests that while a man might count a $200 present as 20 points and a $10 item as 1 point, women count each item as 1 point. The emotional stroke delivered by the sincere attention is as important as the value of the item. This can lead to conflict when a man thinks he has earned 20 points and deserves appropriate recognition while the female has only given him 1 point and recognizes him accordingly.

The cave and the wave
Another major point of Gray's books are the differences in the way they react under stress. He believes that many men withdraw until they find a solution to the problem. He refers to this as "retreating into their cave." In some cases they may literally retreat, for example, to the garage or craft room.

On the other hand, he believes that women want to discuss problems when they occur. This leads to a natural dynamic of the man retreating as the woman constantly tries to grow closer. This becomes a major source of conflict between any man and woman.
- Summary of the book from Wikipedia 

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