Women wish to be loved not because

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved and that nothing–sickness, failure, emotional distress, oppression, war, or even death–can take that love away. -Henri Nouwen

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or more correctly, being loved in spite of yourself. -Victor Hugo

The soul mate is what we aspire to and like to understand about us, is what we deem to be perfection, purity and endless regarding our own being.

Sorin Cerin
philosopher

Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so. -David Grayson

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage. -Lao Tzu