Women generally just want to be made  to feel she's important, cherished, appreciated, loved, cared, a priority (not  necessary need to be the highest) in their loved one's life, heart and actions  ...
 ~ eVe ~
That's not too much to ask for, is it ? 
A male acquaintance commented that .. "we (women) are asking for the sun"... 
I told him, "No, we are merely asking for a normal sunshine."