Women 1. Affection 2. Conversation 3. Honesty and openess 4. Financial support 5. Family commitment
Men 1. Sexual fulfillment 2. Recreational companion 3. Attractive spouse 4. Domestic support 5. Admiration
You can see why so many marriages struggle. Women want affection to get in the mood for sex. Men need sex to feel affectionate. So to be happy they have to meet somewhere in the middle.
Women need to talk and men need a spouse who will take an interest in their hobbies or interests.
Women need to be able to trust their husbands. Husbands want a spouse who continues to take care of their appearance.
Of my W's five top needs, I was probably filling 1.5 of them. Of my top five needs, she was filling two of them.
The book, I haven't read it, this came from the pastor, says that all five of the needs have to be met or else the marriage is in danger of infidelity because the needs are so powerful the spouse may go outside the marriage to fill them. _____________________ M: 40 W: 38 Married: 13 years D: 10 D: 7 Bomb dropped: 2-09 Moved out: 5-09 No legal steps taken
