Men also love and express their love in different ways. When a man is in love with a woman, he tries to show it; he isn’t nonchalant, but he looks for means and ways to actually show that lady that he loves her.
These are eight of the ways most men show their love.
1. HE’S AN AVID LISTENER
When a man loves a woman, he shows it by listening to her. It’s true that a lot of men are terrible listeners, but love changes that. When a man loves a woman, he listens to her than he ordinarily would.
2. THOSE SMALL AND THOUGHT OUT GIFTS
I know many ladies only give attention to the big ones, but a man in love tries to give his lady thought out gifts — he tries to know those little things that would put a smile on your face and he gifts them to her.
3. HE GOES THE EXTRA MILE
Men have what they can do and what they can’t do, but it’s different with a woman he loves. When a man loves a woman, he goes the extra mile that he wouldn’t ordinarily go for anyone else — sometimes the lady might not even know this, but it’s something that happens often when a man loves a woman.
4. PDA
Not every man is a fan of PDA and not every man who shows PDA means he’s in love. But PDA is a bigger deal to most men; however, a man tends to show PDA to a woman he loves without minding what others would say.
5. HE TRIES TO PUT A SMILE ON HER FACE
When a man loves a woman, he looks for means to put a smile on that woman’s face. This is the primary goal of every man who loves a woman.
6. HE WANTS TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HER
Emphasis on the word ‘quality’; when a man loves a woman, it would feel like he can’t have enough of her; he would want to spend quality time with her. He enjoys her company and would rather be with her than anyone else.
7. HE BECOMES A PART OF YOUR LIFE
I’ve seen men become a part of their woman’s life just because of how much they care. It isn’t that they find it highly interesting, but they would do anything to be with their lady and support them through a lot.
8. FAMILY AND FRIENDS
His family and friends also provide evidence that a man loves a woman. When his family knows of his affection for you or his friends rate you highly then he surely rates you thus. Men don’t take any kind of woman to their family; but when he does, it shows something — love.
These eight ways are some of the common ways men show love.
Shawn
All these behaviors are signs of interest, but may be not much more. They are more like courting behaviors, ways the man has to see more of you, get closer to you, check you out in many situations while he is making the decision whether to take the leap into love. Call them pretexts if you like. Decent men take their responsibilities very seriously, they play a long game and love is something that must be proven before they give up much personal freedom. No matter how lonely they are! In turn, they are watching YOU for definite signs. You must “be there” and also be honest with yourself about your own feelings. Otherwise he becomes the “giver” and you become the “taker” and if he doesn’t feel you appreciate his gestures, then the relationship or whatever it is will become a hell for both of you. If you are both just watching each other, circling around each other trying to second-guess each other’s feelings, it becomes a game that inevitably will result in bruised feelings, cynicism, hatred, even physical abuse on someone’s part (or both). And god help any children that are in the way.
Checklists are ok but you always have to come back to the man himself, as a person. Boys are virtually never subjected to the intense self-examination that girls do. They don’t read horoscopes and advice columns, let alone pop psychology how-to books. They have more interesting lives in most cases. And subconsciously they know they will likely be called on to support a family at some point, if that’s what their dream is. If it isn’t, then you have a “Bobby McGee” who is here today, gone tomorrow in spite of all the romantic gestures – fun while they lasted but not Love and they really don’t care.
I also want to add that a man who has been sexually active from his early teens (yes, Virginia, there are quite a few), or has had multiple sex partners whether serially or simultaneously, has few illusions about Love vs. Sex. He knows sex is possible completely without love and without any expectation of intimacy. As a friend of mine once said, Women give sex to get love and men give love to get sex. “Vive la difference!” Women on the other hand are fed romantic notions from girlhood. They are the ones who read romance novels – men don’t! Men know a woman is easy to get anytime he might want one. Women are often insecure about that, especially if their biological clock is ticking.
Once again, this is a one-on-one thing, not one-size-fits-all. Men and women are very different creatures and the zone in which they connect is called “compromise.” You are the best judge of your own situation, with outside help if necessary from Tarot, astrology or behavioral/marital counseling. The better you know your man AS A PERSON and not as a trophy, caveman or other stereotype, and how you MANAGE YOURSELF, the better the chances of Love.