Do Men Want a Princess?

          I'm beginning to wonder if men truly want a woman who is feminine and put together a majority of the time; a woman who exemplifies all true values of her feminine side? Or is it that men appreciate a woman who expresses her honest side and flaunts her strength? Some men are impressed by a woman who burps because she is not afraid of her biological anatomy, while some men are offended if a woman farts. Women are at a crucial stand in history right now in defining our place in society. We are now expected to work full-time yet still manage a family, pick up our kids from school, ensure they grow up appropriately. Where do we draw the line?

         What is it that men really want from us? Do they expect us to be exactly similar to their mother and care for them the way they were cared for? Do they expect us to be that fairytale princess or model exuding extreme levels of confidence? Do they expect us to be curvy or thin as a hanger sitting on the rack backstage for New York's fashion week? I find it interesting that just 50 years ago, Marilyn Monroe was the epitome of beautiful. A full figured woman measuring a size 8 with hips, a rear, and a chest was considered a model. Where has that image fallen today? A size 0-4 is where we are expected to be. This is contradicting our anatomy as women. How are we expected to be so small yet still be capable of child-bearing. 

          Yet the same question appears over and over. What is it that men are initially drawn to? All men are different, just as every woman is different, the outer appearance to a man is usually the main aspect of his initial draw out of the deck. It is by nature, instinctively that a man wants an attractive woman and why not? I too, need to have a physical attraction to my partner or the chemistry simply falls apart. 

          If you, similar to all other women, continue to search for what men want you will be endlessly disappointed. There is no easy answer. That is why I always say, smile, walk with elegance, (or attempt to, as I do) be yourself, and make yourself seem approachable. A man wants a woman who is sure of her identity and does not need to be reminded that she is amazing. Women love to hear it, but don't doubt that if he doesn't say it that he isn't thinking it. Men are always taught growing up that they must shield their emotion, keep to themselves, and restrain from violence. Naturally when a little boy wants to cry, their mother will say suck it up, you just fell down, it will heal. We shut off that sensory receptor to communicate their emotion. So women, be easy on your man, he will say how he feels if you ask him to and don't interrogate him.