hmmmm, that's never been in my "wants" book. Wonder what she was meaning.

ellenor roosevelt said that, that's incredible.

Dang Ellenor, you rock! Wonder if she ever got what she wanted?

I'm hoping that in context she meant something to the effect that a woman wants her man to be 100% supportive in the full view of the public in the light of day! I would hope she would be willing to do the same for him.

.........ummmm but personally, I really wouldn't want to be standing in front of Macy's at noon on the day some couple decides to follow this advice literally.

31yrs....I bet she wasnt speaking literally....lol.

LOL. Zoot you read the book; did she offer an explanation or did she just laugh and walk away? Either way, I have a new found respect for her candor and I shall read the book!

Thanks for a thought provoking post.

31yr...I didnt read the book. It was quoted in divorce workshop on dating and relationships. Along with many more quotes from both men and women.

Sounds good to me :)

lol....I can understand why it would sound okay to some.

Eleanor Roosevelt doesn't speak for me. What I want out of a man in my life is mutual respect, loyality, passion, emotional and physical closeness, compassion, and laughter. I want to walk hand in hand, I want to cuddle on the couch, I want to sit on the same side of the table in a restaurant, and I want to know that regardless of how much freedom he has he will always be faithful and honest with me.

What is wrong with that. I do not want to be with anyone that doesn't love me enough to want me to think I am the world to him. I tried to make my husband feel this way because I truly loved him. Did not know I could love someone, who wan not flesh and blood, that much.

It's being so okay with yourself that you are willing to let the whole world see you.. and having a Man that really loves you.

Exactly what every woman wants..

Che2....some men might like to feel like that too. Good ole Ellenore may have something there...

to quote you from my point of view...

"It's being so okay with yourself that you are willing to let the whole world see you.. and having a Woman that really loves you.

Exactly what every man wants.."

to quote Rodney King...

"Why cant we all just get along?"

lol.

We tend to get what we want out of life...so I think all our good dreams will come true someday.

zoot..I am sure that our dreams will come true. We just have to keep dreamimg them and not let the naysayers bring us down.

Next time around..I will have someone that loves me completely. The good, the bad..even my behind :)

Hmmm, I'm a big Eleanor Roosevelt fan and that really doesn't sound like something she would say. So I googled it and the quote is attributed to Lyndon B. Johnson and he was talking about what he wants in a personal assistant (change gender to 'him'). It DOES sound like something LBJ would say.

Are you SURE this was attributed to ER? I've heading over to Barnes and Noble in a minute. I'll see if I can find her autobiography and look for the quote.

All I ever wanted was to feel cherished.

Sadly, he never understood that.