5 things Guys want in a Girlfriend
Okay, life doesn’t exactly come with a dating handbook. So I’ll take it upon myself to shed some light on what guys really look for!
Everyone knows what a guy is supposed to want in a girlfriend: a soul mate, a best friend, blah, blah, blah. But I’m going to let you in on a little-known fact: Those are all great concepts, but there are other, more real qualities guys secretly want in a girlfriend — ones that nobody ever tells you about. They may seem like insignificant little details, but taken as a whole, these things can make a guy never, ever want to give you up.
1. DON’T LEAVE HIM GUESSING
Guessing is fun when it comes to game shows, but Howie Mandel can’t help him when he’s trying to figure out which movie you’d like to see or what you want for your birthday. I know you girls all wish we’d just get you enough to figure it out on our own, but the truth is, guys aren’t great at reading subtle hints. So just tell your guy what you want — it will make your life easier, and he will be a lot less confused. If all you give him to go on is, “I’ll watch anything,” your guy will end up spending more time talking to Mr. Moviefone than he will hanging out with you!
2.KNOW WHEN IT’S OKAY TO LIE
Guys want you to be honest when it comes to important things, like whether you’re dating him exclusively or how far you want to go physically. But when it comes to personal things that could be sore spots, like thinking his best friend is hot or hating his mom’s cooking, he’d prefer that you tell a little white lie. You don’t have to pretend to love his hideous new shirt, but you can just say something neutral, like, “It’s okay. I like your green one better.” Guys appreciate when girls have the heart not to needlessly hurt our feelings — because yes, we do have them!
3. PICK YOUR BATTLES
No relationship is perfect, and no two people are going to agree on everything. A great girlfriend doesn’t let her pride stand in the way of letting her guy walk away from a silly argument at least thinking he got his point across (even if you still secretly disagree with him). If you’re arguing about something important to you, like your religious beliefs, then stick to your guns. But little disagreements can snowball into big fights. And nothing is sadder than having a huge fight and breaking up because he doesn’t think Grey’s Anatomy rocks and you think it’s awesome. McDreamy’s just not worth it.
4. HUMOR HIM
Stupid as it may seem, guys get worked up about things like video games and sports. The best girlfriends realize that these things really mean something to guys and affect us on an emotional level. Think about how psyched you get when you score a great bag at a killer sale. It makes your day, right? That’s how we feel when our team sinks a half-court buzzer beater. And it’s nice to have a girl who’ll cheer right along with us, whether or not she really cares what just happened.
5. GIVE HIM A BREAK
Girls will always be our main focus, but sometimes we just want to hang out with our friends. Guys are so used to being told what to do by our moms that we have it in our head that we’ll need to beg our girlfriend’s permission to see our buddies. So if your guy says, “I might hang out with the guys on Saturday night,” and you reply, “Okay, have fun!” he’ll think you’re cool. And it’ll make him want to hang out with you that much more next Saturday night!
