When such a man is near, it's as if the anxiety within you melts away. You're not afraid to appear ridiculous, you're not afraid to remain silent for too long. He has an inner core—a quiet confidence that's more attractive than outward charisma. He doesn't play games, doesn't win, doesn't promise—he simply does what he feels.

I think it's precisely these kinds of men who soften women. We stop defending ourselves, stop competing. We simply allow ourselves to be—real, open, a little vulnerable. And that's when something impossible to explain in words is born: trust.