# What the heck do women want? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 10, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183 "2002-06-10T03:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/1 "2002-06-10T03:07:00Z")
Well… what do you female dopers desire 😕 Stop making us guess. Clue us in! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/2 "2002-06-10T04:24:33Z")
**astro** , the reason this question is so hard to answer is that the answer changes with the wind. Some days I would answer that question, “A kind, loving, sensitive man.” Other days I would answer, “chocolate.” And still other days I would answer, “A _$&#@%_ table saw that works.” So, you see, this is not the kind of question that has even a trend in the answers. Sorry, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/3 "2002-06-10T04:49:44Z")
World peace. That, and a perfect size 6 figure. And chocolate. Oooh, and flannel PJs. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/4 "2002-06-10T05:13:58Z")
Respect and equality love and stability WHITE chocolate yes, flannel pjs more paid vacation shoes that don’t look stupid comfortable undergarments. That help? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/5 "2002-06-10T05:24:53Z")
Hmmm… flannel pajamas and chocolate. All this time and effort and in the end the answer was so simple. ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/6 "2002-06-10T05:30:24Z")
Yep, flannel pajamas are nice. I also want some fluffy kittens. Oh, and some fresh, ripe cherries. No chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/7 "2002-06-10T05:54:56Z")
Meaningful education, rewarding job, fulfilling relationships. If none of that intangible stuff is available, I’d like a harem. Full of naturally beautiful women, not the stretched, cleached, plastic-y ones in Hef’s entourage. Not too big or too small either. Yeah. Just call me Ms. Unrealistic Expectations. ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/8 "2002-06-10T05:56:06Z")
Cleached? Bleached. I make new words. ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/9 "2002-06-10T06:00:10Z")
I don’t know about other women, but I want my sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/10 "2002-06-10T06:42:12Z")
I’d like more clothes please. And I could really go for a grilled cheese sandwich right about … now. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/11 "2002-06-10T07:28:51Z")
A bubble bath… and Ewan McGregor ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/12 "2002-06-10T08:13:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*Well… what do you female dopers desire 😕 Stop making us guess. Clue us in! \*\* I’ll tell you. As soon as you fess up about what it is that men desire. Virgin? Whore? Virgin-whore? Delighful helpless wilting flower who is also take-charge sexy decision maker? Mother of you children who also has time to fuck you? What? We’ll stop making you guess when you stop making us. Right about at the end of the world. (Do homosexuals have an easier time?) ---
**Author:** ![Daowajan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/13 "2002-06-10T08:28:30Z")
Uhh, based on my extremely limited knowledge, I’d probably say it sucks more or less as much, but in different ways. ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/14 "2002-06-10T10:23:32Z")
I wanna be sedated. Maybe when I wake up this darn cold will be gone. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/15 "2002-06-10T13:55:37Z")
You have no idea how long I’ve waited to answer this question. 1. Someone to share–fully–in parenting and keeping up our house and property. 2. Dogs who are housetrained at least MOST of the time. 3. A real garden. Mine sorta looks like God just dropped a small, unkempt greenhouse from about 2 storeys high. 4. Some nice, old, warm, well-worn quilts. Because you just can’t be TOO unhappy when you have one (or more) of those babies on your bed. 5. Someone mentioned chocolate? Dove’s Dark, please. 6. Oh, and sleep, yes indeedy. More than five hours per night would be divine. Does that help? 🙂 ~karol ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/16 "2002-06-10T14:06:15Z")
What the heck do women want? It took me years to work it out. The answer in two words… _Something else_ ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/17 "2002-06-10T14:13:36Z")
World renown, a modest fortune, a stable, long-term relationship, and a dog. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/18 "2002-06-10T14:21:30Z")
Most of the above, except the female harem. And probably the sedation. And the grilled cheese sandwich (most of the time). Definitely the chocolate. Kittens are also good. A bunch of warm, supportive friends and family. More time for musical and artistic things and other food for the soul. Somewhere to grill and to plant a small garden would also be nice. Also, world peace, and a really sweet and mushy boyfriend with a hidden devilish and goofy streak. Plus he should be a really good cook and musician who gives great backrubs. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/19 "2002-06-10T16:27:28Z")
My own tropical island where I can serve as a benevolent dictator, be adored by the natives, and drink beer all day long. Failing that, a job even remotely in my field. With benefits. ---
**Author:** ![Orual](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/779978/32.png) [@Orual](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orual)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183/20 "2002-06-10T18:09:04Z")
A foot massage. A cat. My own home. Someone to share it with. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-do-women-want/113183.md?page=2)