--INFORMATION - / Significance ~

--WHAT DO WOMEN REALLY WANT?

-"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.." (Ephesians 5:25) ~~

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-What is it that women really want? Gary Smalley, the noted Christian author and marriage counselor, once gave nine specific needs of a wife in the marriage relationship:

-1)-A wife, one, needs to feel that she is first place in her husband's life above all other people.

-2)-A wife needs to feel that her husband is willing to share an intimate moment of comfort without demanding explanation or giving lectures.

-3)-A wife's need for communication is constant.

-4)-A wife longs to be praised so she can feel valuable.

-5)-A wife wants to feel free to correct her husband without fear of retaliation or anger.

-6)-A wife needs to know that her husband will defend and protect her.

-7)-A wife wants to know that her opinion is so valuable that her husband will discuss decisions with her, evaluate her advice, and then act upon it.

-8)-A wife needs to share her life with her husband in every area: home, family, and outside interests.

-9)-A wife wants her husband to be the kind of man her son can follow and her daughter would want to marry.

~A woman wants a man who understands her. She wants a husband who will undergird her with emotional, spiritual, and physical support. So men, love your wives in such a self-giving way that they get that. When you do, your marriage will flourish and be filled with God's blessings!

--Husbands, love your wives by meeting their needs for emotional, spiritual, and physical support. ~~
--PP/JG