"The Woman Men Adore"

"Men by their nature WANT to take care of women. It's true! When a woman allows her man to take the lead, she is actually using his natural tendencies to please her, because the ultimate prize for a man is in making the woman of his choice happy."

"If he feels he can make her happy rather easily, he is more likely to try harder to please her. Often a woman's self-suffiency gives the impression that she does not want him to protect and cherish her."

"One way to describe this difference is the two hearts.  A woman's heart, on the inside, is very tender. It is sensitive and empathetic.  ...[But] I have seen women whose hearts were broken, but who recover in half the time it would take most men."

"A man's heart is totally different.  The inside of a man's heart is even more sensitive than a woman's.  Around his heart are walls of steel, like doors that slide open and shut, and only open for special occasions. These doors open when he is interacting with his children or the woman he loves, or perhaps in a spiritual moment."

"When those doors are open, a man is extremely vulnerable. During those vulnerable times, if someone hurts him or makes fun of him, those doors shut up very quickly.  This is why men do not like to open up much - it's just too scary.  When a man's heart is injured, he does not have the recuperative power most women do."

- by Bob Grant, in "The Woman Men Adore and Never Want to Leave"