What does a man expect from a relationship?

Question

I'm asking this in response to the question, "Do you think that women have any idea of what a man really expects from them in a relationship?:

If the woman is working full time, what does he expect?

Or does he expect her to work part-time to look after him?

What does he expect her to do in the house, the yard etc?

Answer 1

"If the woman is working full time, what does he expect?"

I expect for her to not expect me to just cling around the house all day and clean.



"Or does he expect her to work part-time to look after him?"

Nooooo.THe way things are looking, I aint going to be a fellow who makes much money. Even once I get my degree and find a job within its field. So we both are going to have to work.



"What does he expect her to do in the house, the yard etc?"

Cook if she can. I don't mind cleaning house or whatever. I'm not exactly going to say that I don't want kids. But I am going to put it off for as long as I can. Thats how I am going get out of that one.



"What does a man expect from a relationship?"

I don't know what I want for myself. For now, I think I just need a woman around to tell me how wonderful and handsome I am. Validation in other words. Making love would be good too.

Answer 2

Well, if you have the kids, the woman SHOULD stay home and watch the kids, cook, clean, do laundry etc. If you both work full time then I would expect my woman to just try to do as much as she can to make the relationship work, as well as I should too.



Some men are cavemen. They don't want their wife/girl to work at all because they want to do everything because that is what a "man" is supposed to do.



Me on the other hand, just give me a smart, funny, good looking girl with a great personality and she can do whatever she wants.

Answer 3

1-If the woman is working full time, what does he expect?



If her contribution was needed, I would expect her to want to feel appreciated. And I would do my best to show my appreciation, if it meant sharing housework, taking care of the kids, or what ever it took, I would see that she did not feel she was being used.



2-Or does he expect her to work part-time to look after him?



I'm a grown man. No one looks after me.



What does he expect her to do in the house, the yard etc?



If she does half the house work, and half the cooking, I would take care of the other half.

And the yard work is my domain.



( I'm putting out my resume here) :-)

Answer 4

Man's expectations are plummeting as we speak, so it depends on the time at which a man decides to respond to this question.



if working part time and looking after him adds up to a full time job, then sure why not (assuming he is working full time).



If I can lay down hardwood floor or tile, then so should she. If she doesn't, then she better watch the kids and do the dishes while I do. Fair's fair.

Answer 5

A man expects a woman to be his life-partner



- love, intimacy, companionship.

- Assistance, advice and support.

- Share tasks and responsibilities.

- Help each other towards common goals.

- Have children and family together.

- Have mutual interests, values and attitudes.

- Plan everything together.

Answer 6

Most men would probably want to feel sexually satisfied in a relationship.



Some men want a woman who will take care of the home and kids. Others want someone who pulls their weight equally in the workforce. A rare few may even want to be the stay at home parent.



Most men would probably prefer if the woman was pretty and shared common interests with them. A big thing would be respect. Most men want a woman who respects him and isn't constantly nagging or browbeating him.

Answer 7

if she works full time ( 9 to 4 or similar ) then i'd expect her to cook dinner every other day or so; or i'd cook sometimes for both or order some food and watch tv before "bed time" :)...



on week-ends she should take care of the house in general plus the laundry; i'd take care of the garden or fix / improve things around the house or even take her car ( if she drives ) for maintenance ( safety ) and a washing.



but at the end of the day there should be no rules or obligations; these would be just ideal guidelines; anything can happen and circumstances vary from day to day.



oh, and she should make "Ma Coffee" in the morning ;D



Add: even if "we" had the money, perhaps i'd have a maid come only once a week for some serious scrubbing and cleaning.

Answer 8

i expect to be able to trust her she can do what she likes with her career or job situation i will support her

i dont care if she makes more or less then me i just want it to be clear that when we are at home she is my wife/girlfriend

i want to have open communication if there is any problems if she is feeling bad or negleted at all i want her to let me know right away

i want her to be open to me physically even at times when she is not open sexually honestly if anything i can do without sex for a little while but physical signs of affection such as kissing or cuddling i dont want to go without that at the very least

i want her to atleast be accepting of my hobbys even if she is not personally interested in them

just like i would accept her for any hobbys of hers

i expect that if i am in pain or suffering in any way she would comfort me just like i would attempt to comfort her in times of hardship



i expect that she would be a loving mother and a good wife



to not only give birth to my children(none of that surrogate crap) but help raise them right and

if anything happens to me and my children lose all positive male influance in their lives i would hope she would atleast tell them storys about me so they know the way a real man should be so my sons can know how to follow the right path to becoming a real and strong man and my daughters can know to settle for nothing less in their choices of men

Answer 9

Honesty, loyalty, dirty sex and a willingness to try new things, accountability and responsibilities.



These are both ways of course.



:)

Answer 10

What makes you think all men expect the same things. We don't have similar opinions on anything. Personally I think its wrong to expect anything from a relationship except love and respect. Seems like a pretty lazy man to expect a women to take care of him. just as much as expecting him to take care of her. Neither partner should expect to be put first in the relationship.

Answer 11

I only expect an equal give & take relationship, nothing more, nothing less I won't ask for much. Let's say I'm giving her financial stability, housing, protection etc.. I expect her to bring in things of equal value to the relationship as well and I'm not talking about sex, she can't say she's "giving" me sex if I'm also giving her sex as well, no one is solely doing each other a favor in that department. Sex is not a fair trade off for financial stability, housing, etc..

Answer 12

Oh thank you yac, I just answered that question..lol (more jokingly, because it struck me funny he asked it..

love, that's all I have to give, aye, but, that's all he really wants anyway..who doesn't ;)

Answer 13

I expect love, monogamy, and sex.



That's not too demanding is it?

Answer 14

This is a very open-ended question lol I don't know how to answer. It depends on the man, i've noticed most men demand sex, they expect women to not be jealous and trust them etc

Answer 15

it depends on the man. if hes sexist, he will expect her to become a housewife until her kids are grown. if hes not and is all about being a parent, then he won't care if she works.

Answer 16

Love, sex, romance, and a cheer leader that makes him feel good about himself when he comes home at night. Men will move mountains for the right woman in his life. The kinds of things men seek in women are what they cannot get from associations with other men or by themselves.

Answer 17

I think you are selling men short as usual.



I just want there to be equal contribution.



@YaC - Just a figure of speech

Answer 18

me, babies



house work i can do my own, can't give birth myself however

Answer 19

I expect my girlfriend to be awesome. Ive been fairly successful in that.