Men’s Health
Feb 2003

Knight Moves

Women Love Heroes
Use a little modern-day chivalry to help you land damsels without distress.
Edited by Bill Stieg & Lisa Jones

Malegrams/Couples
Women have always been drawn to protective, strong, brave men,” says Ava Cadell, Ph.D., author of 12 Steps to Everlasting Love. “Heroic deeds make women feel wanted, secure, and turned on.” That gut feeling may be a holdover from caveman days. Today’s hero can win her favor with simple kindness.

RESCUE HER FROM A PARTY BORE
Watch for fidgeting or a wandering gaze, and then slide in for the save. “if a man knows instinctively when a woman is experiencing this, she’ll feel like he can read her mind,” says Cadell.

…Freud. And if you can fix that faucet and shop for the welcome-home meal, even better. “Heroic without being macho. It’s compassionate and generous, and says you know what’s important to her,” says Cadell.