"She doesn't need expensive gifts. She doesn't need expensive dinners. I mean sure all of those things would be nice, but all she really needs is you. She needs your listening ear when she is ready to vent. She needs your shoulder to cry on when life gets hard on her. She needs your words of encouragement when she is gevtting ready to pursue her dreams. She needs to be able to feel safe around you, and know that you have her best interest when it comes to her heart. And if it's taking her a while to let you in, she isn't trying to punish you. She just doesn't want to repeat making the same mistakes she has made in the past by giving a man her all, just to find out that he couldn't match her effort. Love her genuinely. Love her patiently. Love her passionately. And last but not least, love her consistently and in return, she will love you like you have never been loved before."