Good sex, not-too-troublesome companionship.

GREAT sex, Great food, and Complete control of the tv. remote and to never have to throw out the trash

To be listened to and appreciated.

This oughtta be good! [rubs hands and leans back]

Fellatio and home-cooking.

I agree with @janbb : )

@Pandora That’s what I want too! I would be willing to share the mote and tv, tho ; )

Enough sex to suit their libido, not too many restrictions on what they can do with their time, respect and appreciation, a pleasant home situation as they define it, and cuddling.

Sex aaand….. sex.
Good food.
Lots of time alone or with their guy friends.
Freedom.

Sex, no nagging, food and football. LOL

^^Give that gal a ceegar!! ;¬}

Men, like women, want to be respected and cared for..they want to be excited by their partner and to be shown affection.

Sex, mostly. As long as the sex is consistent the rest doesn’t really matter…unless the woman nags and bitches.

:: man here ::

@Simone_De_Beauvoir FTW

:: man leaving ::

:: man here :: (is this the visiting man protocol?)

I’m surprised that most answers contain sex as a primary thing. Some men are a little deeper than that.. myself included. Sex is great, absolutely, but there is so much more to it. (speaking for men who know which head to follow)

:: man leaving ::

LOL! KILL THE MAN NEXT TIME HE SHOWS UP!!!

I ate @cprevite accidentally. ( Burps )

@digitalimpression It’s amazing isn’t it? People sound like they’re reading the same pamphlet. People interact with one another according to cliches and from these ‘relationships’ spring nothing but more cliches. It’s a vicious cycle.

@Simone_De_Beauvoir It certainly is amazing.

1, Men want a partner who knows when to talk and when to listen, and personal space is rather important.

2. Sex is a def plus.

3. They want a partner who is independent. The more independent she is the more they value her feelings towards them.

4. Men test women as much as women test men. He wants to see what your worth. If he doesnt think your longterm material, you’ll know straight away.

I think the two basic things men typically seem to want are sex whenever they want it and a clean home.

But the basic things men actually want are to be understood, to be respected, to be appreciated and to be desired.

Someone who is real, doesn’t have a different face when she puts on makeup, someone who accepts them for not being the “perfect man”....similar to women pretty much, cept for the makeup part.

@digitalimpression Its not that I believe men aren’t deeper than that. I know my husband is but in the world of fast food, fast cars and instant gratification, and work related stress I chose to name the things that I think most men want at the end of a work day to help relax. If you gave a man a great meal, and let him choose all the shows he wanted to watch and never asked him to do a chore after work and cap off the evening with some great sex than he will purr like a cat.
Now after a hard days work, ask him to pick up something at McD’s, interupt his games or favorite shows for some meaningful soul searching conversation, and shoot him down everytime for sex and ask him to do chores and he may do it but inside he’s wishing to come home to food, sex and a relaxing night of no thinking.
Women want the same thing after work. We too would love a good dinner prepared for us and a night watching a nice love story. And we would even love the no chores as well. But when it comes to sex, women are less likely to want sex at the end of a busy stressful day. However if we had a maid or a man to do all those things for us then we probably would feel more inclined to close off the end of the day with some great sex.
I think guys are just better at being able to seperate the sex from the stressful day. I know when I have something on my mind, I can sit and watch something on tv and totally be thinking about the stresses of the day. Guys seem much better at forgetting about the day and letting the stresses go. And women are simply less inclined to be in the mood if they feel tired and stress.

My husband and I want pretty much the same things in a partner. One who values our own independence, accepts and loves us just as we are, who doesn’t need us… but wants to be with us anyway, brings no unnecessary drama to the relationship and, most importantly: doesn’t nag us about ridiculous shit. Sex is good, too, but it’s kind of the icing on the cake. It’s not the cake, itself. Lucky we found each other, eh?

GA, @augustlan. Getting nagged about ridiculous shit is a real deal breaker.

@Pandora Well put. I can’t disagree with any of that, but @augustlan said it best. The whole “nag about ridiculous shit” thing has got to be my number one turnoff sexually and emotionally.

We should have separated these questions by age, too. A group of 21 year olds probably want much different things than a group of 41 year olds.

(Accidentally eats @Blackberry as well).
Good point.

@digitalimpression No one likes to be nagged at but too often I’ve seen it used against women who are simply trying to be heard. Most people don’t understand what nagging really is and assign the description to women when they voice concerns.
When a man does it he is being firm or complaining but never a nag.
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Nagging 1. To annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging.
2. To torment persistently, as with anxiety or pain.
v.intr.
1. To scold, complain, or find fault constantly

My point is that nagging is in the eye of the beholder. People rarely ever want to hear what they are doing wrong. Live with anyone long enough and you will find faults.

@Pandora I know what nagging is. I’m married. Coincidentally, I know what being broke is like.

The occasional blowjob.
No drama.
Laughter.

Nothing pisses a man off more than to be told he’s “bitching” about something! Even if he really is!