Am I Too Demanding?

Dear Michelle Valentine,
My boyfriend thinks I'm just too demanding and just plain crazy when I say that he needs to be more ""in tune" to my emotional needs before I can go any deeper into our relationship. Please, aren't there some real findings out there that prove how women are different than men?

Teresa, Clermont

Dear Teresa,
1. Personal displays of affection to women need to be genuine. (Guys, stay away from the "of course your hair doesn't look ridiculous all tied up & twisted in that great-looking purple plastic hair-thingy".) 2. No matter how beautiful a woman may be, she still doesn't necessarily believe it herself. (How many women actually think they have a perfect derrière? Tell a woman, honestly, of how you love when she wears that ______ dress because it accents her ______.) 3. Yes, women are serious about their career and work. (Oprah's pretty high up there on the revenue scale!) 4. Women need a reasonable amount of time with a sympathetic ear. (Guys, please don't tell her, "hurry up, half-time's almost over") 5. Women do not fall in love as easily as men do. (Court her, adore her, buy her presents, and follow these guidelines to turn on her "love light bulb") 6. Women are pretty good problem solvers. (Explains all that time she spends on the phone with girlfriends) 7. Sometimes she just needs to be alone. (To catch up on reading, her beauty routine, or just simple quiet time) 8. Romance begins in the kitchen. (Remember the kitchen scene in Fatal Attraction? Or what about just baking cookies together?) 9. A woman wants to be friends with her mate. (Good for both sides)

Amore till next week