I've never looked for women. When I was a teenager, perhaps. But they are looking for us, and we [men] must learn that very quickly. They decide. We just turn up. Never mind the superficialities — tall and handsome and all that. Just turn up

Peter OToole
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When Nelson Mandela said, “I've never looked for women. When I was a teenager, perhaps. But they are looking for us, and we must learn that very quickly. They decide.

We just turn up. Never mind the superficialities - tall and handsome and all that. Just turn up,” he captured the essence of the relationship between men and women.

Women, like any other species, are not looking for men; they are looking for one particular type of man - the one who is masculine enough to be accepted by women. While some women may be more physically attractive than others, most women need a man with certain qualities to be happy in their lives. For most women, these qualities include masculinity, strength, confidence, leadership skills and intelligence; but perhaps above all else they require a man who is not afraid of them or embarrassed by them.

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