What Women Want -
The joke, of course, is that women aren't a monolith. A 25-year-old architect in Tokyo wants different things than a 45-year-old farmer in Nebraska or a 60-year-old artist in Barcelona. Yet, beneath the surface of individual personality and culture, there are core, universal drivers that most women crave in their relationships, careers, and lives.
Attunement is noticing the shift in her energy after a phone call. It’s remembering that she’s anxious about a medical appointment next Tuesday. It’s seeing that she did three loads of laundry and cleaned the kitchen, and saying, "That was a lot. Let me handle dinner." What Women Want
They don’t want to be put on a pedestal (that’s lonely). They don’t want to be solved (that’s dismissive). They want to be met—in their strength, their vulnerability, their rage, and their joy—as an equal. The joke, of course, is that women aren't a monolith