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* Inquiring whether she wants pizza or Chinese tonight is important, but there are slightly more pressing queries that let her know you're curious about her world. Here are a few.
"How was your doctor's appointment?"
Sure, you have a lot going on--work, watching sports, watching other sports--but when your girlfriend mentions she has a doc appointment, ask her later on how it went. "Making sure she's okay demonstrates that you feel protective and are sensitive to the anxiety the appointment may have caused her," says Diana Kirschner, PhD, author of Love in 90 Days. Hey, when else can five words earn points for manliness and sensitivity?
"What would you like to do this weekend?"
To you, this question probably sounds the same as What are we doing this weekend? But women notice semantics more than men do, and asking "What are we doing?" implies that you want her to come up with a master plan. So make it clear that you're interested in her opinion and that you both can decide. "She'll open up if she feels one of your priorities is making sure she has fun," Kirschner ...