It might have been an omen, but I choose to believe that it was divine intervention that caused me to accidently post an article about the questions women ask men under this title instead of the appropriate one.

When I discovered the accident, I was sure that people who read my mis-placed article, they'd think I'd lost my mind, or I had no clue of what I was writing about. Then again, it dawned on me, as I began to leap frog through the universe of technology that stranger things have happened to me, which leads me to the subject at hand, "Things men like to hear."

I suppose the previous article I accidently posted would still be appropriate because, you see, men like to hear silence, I believe. Everything I listed on the wrong article can be said in this one too, but through a different point of view, so here is a list of things men like to hear.

1. Men prefer statements, rather than questions, so don't ask a man, "Do you love me?" Just say, "I know you love me, no matter what you don't say." A man likes a woman who speaks her mind without needing reassurance all the time.

2. Men like to hear words of praise, and they need to believe that you like to do things their way. It's really not as submissive as it seems, but just a way to say, "I respect that you know what you are doing."

3. Men like to hear women cheer. There's a reason why those high school guys always liked the cheerleaders, and it may not be for the reasons you always believed. It might be because cheerleaders inspire them to be the best they can be. When men are feeling down, they want to hear you say, "Hey, you're great, so get out there and do your thing they way only you can."

4. Men like to hear that women can be happy, all by themselves. Since men tend to believe they need to fix everything, if we cry, they'll want to find a way to bring a smile to your face. Men tend to be drawn to happy and self assured women. It takes a load off their minds and their shoulders at the same time.

5. Men like to hear that you can handle things, but they also like to hear that you need their help, just the same. Men need to be needed, so we need to allow them to be needed by not trying to compete with them all the time. Sometimes it's wise just to let the man be right, just because you know he needs it so.

I hope this list will make my previous article make more sense, but both articles explain the way men and women communicate. When we stop asking so many questions of men, they tend to do more things that allow us to assume the best of them, and then, we can only say what men want to hear. "I'm perfectly happy with you, just the way you are, so there's no need to change anything for me."

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