"let me tell you what it’s all about; if you can make it all about her, then you really do love her. if you can buy her roses for the sheer happiness it brings her and not the gratification she will show to you afterwards, then you truly do care for her. if your eyes are on her (and not on the camera) when you take pictures together, you obviously do treasure her. if you can withhold saying ”i love you” because you know that that isn’t what she needs to hear at the moment, then you really do respect her. because within the context of true love, it’s not all about how you feel about her; it’s about catering to her needs, it’s about being able to fight off the voices of insecurity that shout out in your heart for recognition. because all boys crave affection, attention, and affirmation. don’t get it twisted; men crave those same things. but real men who love their women know how to be sensitive to situations at hand. men are patient. men are strong for their women, and unbeatable with them. to my fellow men: be steadfast, unselfish, and unwilling to settle for fleeting highs you receive upon her ”thank you’s” and ‘i miss you’s”. once you display all of the characteristics mentioned above, she will fall in love with you and you with her. and it will be so very beautiful."