Analyzing Dennis Prenger's Essay 'What Do Women Want'

What Do Women Want? In the article, “What Do Women Want,” written by Dennis Prenger, he explains what he thinks women want. He believes that what women want most is to be loved by a man she admires, but women want many things other than a man. Women are all unique individuals who have different wants and needs. A man should not speak for women on what he thinks they want because only a woman knows what she wants, and they do not need men to speak for them. There are more issues going on in today’s society like our struggle of equality, women just want fair things in life. I do not entirely agree with Prenger’s theory, “that a woman wants to be cherished by a man she admires.” (Prenger, What Do Women Want?). It is offensive to all women because as a man he has no say in what he thinks women want. Some women do want to be cherished by a man they admire, but they also want to be respected and treated equal. Some women do not rely on men to please them, they would rather be independent because they feel stronger to do things on their own.

(Prenger, What Do Women Want?). As a woman myself, I would just want someone who is comforting, supportive, understanding, and respectful. All women are different though, none are the exact same, they all look for something different in men. There is no simple answer for exactly what women want in a man, you could ask a hundred women what they look for in men and I can almost guarantee that no answer would be the