what girls want - by Nav and Emma

What do most average girls really want in a relationship? What is it a guy can do to make out knee’s buckle and leave us cooing over them?

♥ music : We want our guys to listen to our music when we turn it on, even if they don’t exactly share our taste. At least pretend to for our sake. Consider it “bonding time” with your girl. But of course we also want to listen to YOUR music. Regardless of what it is, if you enjoy it chances are we will too, simply for the way it makes you yourself feel. If you catch us singing along to a song, sing with us or flash us a smile. Even if our singing is pretty crap we appreciate the gesture more than you could imagine.

♥ food: You don’t have to go all out when you feed us, heck even a cheap meal from Macca’s will do. If we start an eating contest don’t hesitate to accept the challenge, and actually try to beat us too. Chances are we’ll try our best to out do you and claim that “biggest stomach” title for ourselves. And let’s face it, eating competitions are a riot and everyone likes a challenge.
Try to remember our eating habits. For example: if we’re a vegetarian or not, or even if there’s some foods we don’t like/are allergic to. It’ll come in handy should we ever have lunch or dinner with you.

♥ gifts : Don’t feel like you need to go all out till your pockets are empty. If she really loves you something as simple as a hug would do. Remember, a personal gift has more meaning than an expensive one. If you blow your money on us it seems like you’re trying to buy our love, and trying to hard may I add. Go for something that means something to you and it’ll do the same for her. For example one of your shirts/jackets, a letter you wrote, or a walk together and a picnic. Not exactly expensive right? But it’ll mean the world to her.

♥ parties: Take her with you! She’ll enjoy herself and there’s nothing more important to her than seeing a smile on your face. She’ll also take the time and chance to get to know your mates, which is defiantly a plus side. Just make sure at the party(s) that you pay attention her, and claim her as yours. Be her knight in shining armour, yeah? Try holding her hand or have your arm around her waist. If she looks nervous or uncomfortable give her a smile, squeeze her hand and kiss her cheek or forehead – it’s remarkably comforting and she’ll know you’re there for her.

♥ friends: Let her get to know your friends, she’ll grow to like them as much as you do sooner or later. It is also important that you get to know her friends to. A girls friends are right up there with her family and you’re going to want them to approve of you – remember they play a big part in your girls life and can influence her GREATLY.

♥ family : Meet hers before you take her to meet yours. Naturally her father will size you up a bit to start with and her mother will be overwhelming to say the least but all parents trust their children’s judgement in character when it comes to relationships, they want her to be happy: if you make her happy then there’s no problems. When it comes to her meeting your parents she’ll need your support. She’ll be more nervous to meet your mother than your father and may not make the best first impression. Talk to your parents about it before you bring her over.
As for extended family: Watch out for the uncles and older male cousins. They have sharp tongues and will look out for her. There’s a 98% chance they’ll break out the “hurt her and I’ll ...” line but don’t think anything of it. That’s just their way of welcoming you to the family.

♥ movies : Don’t watch movies in the cinema more than at home. She’d sooner snuggle up next to you on a couch with a blanket and a bowl of popcorn than sit in a dark crowded room. A movie night at home means one on one time, the ability to actually SEE each other, and of course a personal supply of food and no awkward situations revolving around extra company.
Don’t be afraid to pick the movie yourself, share the load! She won’t enjoy always having to choose what you watch and actually WANTS to watch something YOU will enjoy.

♥spontaneity: Be spontaneous, a girl likes a guy to be spontaneous, and just do things out of the blue, even if its small, she'll still have that smile on her face that you like, and it shows how much you go out of the way, to do something for her, it shows you care about her, and what it takes to make her happy.

♥crying: There is no way of avoiding the irrepressible tears. We know you don’t like seeing us cry, and we try our best to not let you see us when we’re like that but it’s not exactly easy. On the odd occasion that we’re crying there are a few simple things you can do to be there for her.
If you’re with her at the time: Hold her, it’s as simple as that. Sit down with your girl, put your arm around her and let her nuzzle into you, when she does stroke her hair and tell her she’ll be okay. <- simple yet INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.
If you’re not with her: offer to call her of for her to call you. Simply sit on the other end of the phone and listen to her for a moment, even if it’s vacantly. If she’s talking about girls being catty towards her throw in a comment like “what a bitch” or “ignore the cow”. Even if you don’t know the person she’ll love the idea of having your support.