They say that some lessons are only learned the hard way. I say that some lessons are better learned the hard way than not be learned at all. With that said, and another girlfriend in my young life behind me, I’ll share with you the lessons that I learned.

The age old question asks, what do women want? Men are confused, their buddies don’t know, and their female friends don’t know what they want for themselves. An elite group walk the earth that know this information that I am about to share with you. You can fight it, claim that it is a theory, or call me crazy. However, I know that you will realize the truth in the words that I speak. You can even say “duh Alex, you’re late” - if you’ve known this all along.

Ok, so here’s the shocker, what women want is…. a man. If that didn’t click, allow me to explain. In the hunter-gatherer days, men ruled with an iron fist. There was no question about who was the leader of the tribe, and there was no question about the roles in those societies. Am I being sexist? Do I believe that women shouldn’t be CEOs of huge corporations or President’s of great nations? Keep reading.

Within the male-female dynamic, a woman wants their man to be the leader. They WANT the man to make the decisions… it’s easier, they have one less thing to worry about, and they can’t really explain it, but it looks good on their guy.

Women want to be reprimanded. They’re constantly testing a man, to see if he really is the dominant leader type that they need in their life. They may start off with an innapropriate comment, unpleasant action, or other trivial situation. Woman need to be put in their place. “Listen, that was not appropriate (or that was not okay to do) so don’t do that again.” Those magic words will get you impressive results.

Women do not want a man that they can manipulate. If a woman knows that she can do something that will piss you off, and you let her know it, she’ll just do it again and again. Remember that this is your reality, and the other person is just a visitor. Their stay is welcome just as long as they behave.

If they wanted to sit around and cry, they would call up their girlfriends and have a tissue party. Guys, if you’ve cried in front of a girl for any reason other than to grieve the loss of a dearly beloved, then you’ve lost all their respect, and you will never get it back. Move on, reevaluate life, be a man next time.

I write this post not to tell men to treat women badly, not to be abusive, but in order to share my lesson. For their sake, give them the one thing they want more than anything. Allow them to be a woman, by being a man.

Edit: This controversial debate continues in the post [1] The Controversy Around Being A Man. I try to better clarify what I really meant by some of my statements here.