The next day

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The next day, he brings her flowers. But the magic of this gesture is missing. Because it doesn't feel special to receive flowers when you had to ask for them.
It's kind of like that with men, only with a completely different sort of relationship need. You see, men have an insatiable thirst for your admiration.


But he can't ask for it. He can't say, "Julie, I really like you, but here's what's missing in our relationship. You don't admire me enough. You seem to have greater admiration for other men in your life, and that makes it hard for me to picture a future with you."


He can't say that because men believe you have to earn admiration. Asking for it is like trying to become popular by announcing you are a cool person. It doesn't work like that.
He will only feel like your hero when you speak the non-verbal language of admiration. He has to read it between the lines of what you actually say and do.


Now, you might be thinking, "That's not so crazy. I can understand why a man craves admiration." But if you're thinking that, there's something important I need to tell you.

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