Us guys try changes all the time! I have tried begin the worlds best husband, I have tried being a great dad, gift giving, date nights, cleaning the house, working on her honey do lists, etc.. This board has talked about it many, many times. All the change in the world by the man will mean NOTHING until the women commits to change. As Dr. Laura's book makes clear, MEN's ability to cause change in a relationship is FAR lower then the women ability to cause change. Literally, we are chemically addicted to women, but women are not chemically addicted to men (except for HD women).
And by the way, I have a question: Are needs in marriage to be met conditionally or unconditionally?