A lot of men fit most of these except that last one. Guys raised by feminist parents and determined to be kind, embrace-their-feminine whole human beings, not macho jerks, definitely make great life partners.
Initiating sex is vulnerable. We’re expressing a need. We’re asking for something and we’re offering ourselves… So the possibility of hearing “no” in response exposes us to the risk of feeling rejected.
When I was pregnant with my daughter, my mom and my son and I tagged along on a business trip my dad was taking in Mexico.
he may not even know these, and it’d be harder to hear coming from her than from me. So here I go. Don’t shoot the messenger. You know what your partner wishes you knew?