I have been around longer than most of you young guys....so take notes! A woman, with emphasis on the "average woman" >appreciates< that her man has a special caring, loving and affectionate understanding OF HER in a relationship. Treat them like the special people they are. ESPECIALLY if they have had a troubled past! The thing is, MOST guys are not capable of having the emotions necessary to truly feel or emote such desired qualities. Most guys are suppose to be tough, macho, and manly. Dropping that facade for a woman is something most guys will not allow themselves to do. And in some cases, you really should not even attempt to do it. BUT in special cases, where you truly love a woman with every feeling within you; then you should make exceptions, to make your woman as happy as possible that she has chosen you to be her man!