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What women really want: Butterflies, not money and big cars

There is a joke about what men want in a relationship compared to an endless list of things and qualities that women want in a man. Men simply want peace of mind and a substantial mass of gluteal muscle. We in turn want a father, financial investor, brother, and angel Gabriel all lumped up and presented in the form of a husband.

We demand our men have to be kind, prayerful, and ruthlessly focused at the same time.

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