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I don't know how many times I've heard a woman say she wants to be "protected" by a man. Stereotypically, I tend to think of a petite little cutie uttering these words, either because she has a genuine concern that lawless thugs are going to be attempting to "whack" her, or because she'd just rather not break a nail fending them off.

Whatever mental picture we have, it's safe to say that most of us guys assume that a woman is talking about being physically protected from harm by others when she talks like this...thanks, of course, to our manly presence as a deterrent. Sure. Women want a "bodyguard", right?

Not so fast.

I've heard women talk like this who know how to "defend" themselves quite well, thank you. So what's up with that?

If more of us guys would seek to better understand what drives a woman's frame of mind here, I think we would be amazed.

Make no mistake, I don't question that most women would think it's nice to have a man around when they hit the ATM machine late at night, or something like that. But, let's be realistic--that's not the kind of priority a woman is putting near the top of her wish list when it comes to finding a mate.