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Wives Want Soul Mates, romantic partners who are compatible together and bring out the best in each other. The relationship has satisfying intimacy and includes friendship, companionship, and often a spiritual component as well as love. This means they want a husband who will talk about his feelings and values emotional connections. Marriage counseling specialist Nancy Wasson advises husbands to: 1. Set a time with your spouse to talk and process the day’s events. It may be a few minutes, or it may be longer. 2. Push past your comfort zone in to really share your feelings, problems, and concerns. Husbands often don’t share important things to avoid worrying their wives. 3. Often a man’s first reaction is to offer a solution. Instead realize and accept that with women, the real goal is to talk about the issue. 4. Consider marriage counseling if you’re experiencing continuing difficulty with expressing your feelings or handling negative emotions. 5. Remember most change occurs when you make a number of small steps in a new direction. Keep trying! (eMedia Newswire 7/24/06)