If you…

If you tell a woman that she can’t, watch her as she does it and so much better than you could have ever expected.

If you tell a woman that she won’t, watch her do it and stand in awe of her determination and perseverance.

If you tell a woman that she is worthless, you may bring her down for a while. She might even believe you, but after a while, she is going to realize you were wrong. She will know her worth and let it shine.

If you tell a woman to figure it out, she will. Once she does, she will realize the help that you could have offered, the suggestions or advice that could have helped that you didn’t feel like giving.

If you forget to tell her that she’s beautiful, there will always be others in her life that will lift her up and remind her of it. Her family and close friends, that know how beautiful her heart and mind make her.

If you manipulate a woman, she may not call you on it every time, but never be foolish enough to think that she doesn’t comprehend what you were doing each and every time and how hurtful it is that you thought she was so ignorant and malleable.

If you call a woman hurtful names, she may forgive you that trespass, but do not think that she will forget.

If you use your words or fists to hurt a woman, the words “I’m sorry” will not make it better every time. Those behaviors may break her down for a while, but eventually, she will bounce back and sorry will lose all of it’s meaning. You can’t undo bruises that you make to the heart, the mind or body once you put them there.

A woman can be a gift, full of surprises and wonder. If you deliberately hurt her, you will lose her in one way or another. She doesn’t always need your guidance or protection. She doesn’t need to be reminded of mistakes. She doesn’t need or want manipulations, accusations or hurtful words. If you hurt her, she will inevitably find her shine, her spark and when she does, she will be a force to reckon with. She is strong and capable of so many things, and it is not her flaw if you were foolish enough to overlook that.