[MEGoody]

"The don't NATURALLY respond when their nature hasn't been nurtured correctly."

If the guy is decent at heart, he will. But it takes patience and probably some plain communication. After all, men aren't mind readers any more than women are.

[Land of the Free 04]

some plain communication.

Indeed. What's so bad about saying, for example, "I like to be told I look pretty"? Is it worse that never hearing it?

[January24th]

If the guy is decent at heart, he will.

Sure, he can be decent, but can just suck up all the attention, affection, affirmation and still be emotionally lazy, because of "momma" issues. My only point is that Dr. Laura is being a bit disingenous to make such a blanket statement that men don't need a book. I love men, and believe me, they need a book, too.

We all need a book, a mentor, a friend who'll tell us the truth.

[Quix]

Men are much LESS mind readers than women.

And they are often clueless about how to respond. Even if told. Often they need repeatedly led by the hand--perhaps in sex quite literally.

Men learn much better by doing than by hearing.