Love and Nurturing Required

Women need this more than men, I think. I need more of this.

My male friends told me it's different with them. They tend to neglect and take women for granted. They get complacent when in a relationship and count on their women's love and devotion to be unwavering. They don't realize they need to show or declare theirs periodically.

So how does this work? Do women just grin and bear it? Are we supposed to just go with the flow and wait for our man to be in a romantic state of mind? Are we supposed to just chill out and assume we are loved? Are we expected to just give love and devotion selflessly without needing to get it in return? Is this just? Where is this written?

I think I deserve to get plenty of declarations and tangible expressions of love. I get restless if I don't. I need to be adored. I need to see that I am the only one he looks at, thinks of and dreams of. I need to be worshipped. I can't sit around waiting for attention. I can't be neglected. I can't be quiet in one corner until it's my turn. I can't be trusted to be patient. I gotta be up there in the priority list or I will stray.

Time is a-tickin'. Tick... tock... tick... tock... Is this a countdown that I am hearing?

Tick!

Tock!

Tick!