Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man

if you want to attract a good man, knowing full well that all of
you possess a great beauty all your own, and only Halle can
look like Halle, and only Beyoncé can look like Beyoncé.
Whatever the case, we men are no longer connecting with
that special part of you that makes you a woman—that thing
that makes you so very beautiful to us, and that also happens to
make us feel more like men. As I’ve already explained, the three
ways a man shows you he loves you is by professing, providing,
and protecting. Which means that if you’ve got your own
money, your own car, your own house, a Brinks alarm system,
a pistol, and a guard dog, and you’re practically shouting from
the rooftops that you don’t need a man to provide for you or
protect you, then we will see no need to keep coming around.
What in the world do you need us for if you have all of that?
Don’t misunderstand what I’m saying here. We don’t mind
it if you have yourself totally together—you can have your own
house, you can have your own money, you can own your own
car. You can have the Brinks alarm system, the guard dog, and
the pistol, too. But if the man who is pursuing your affection is
never allowed by you to exhibit his ability to provide or pro-
tect, then how can he possibly see himself professing his love to
a woman who has not allowed him to feel like a man? The
things you’ve acquired and gained financially and educationally
can never be bigger than the relationship with the man. His
DNA will not allow for that. Translation: we appreciate it when
women treat us like men, when you let us know that you need