Hey everyone.. I just caught hold of this through an e-mail and I
found it so interesting.. SO I thought of sharing this out with you ..
Read on

"As a test, young Arthur was asked to answer the question, "What do
women really want?" Brilliant though he was, he simply could not
discover the answer. Finally, he decided to seek counsel from a very
wise and very powerful old witch.

She told him that she would reveal the secret only if he promised to
marry her. Arthur agreed and she gave the answer: "To be in charge of
their own lives."

As the wedding approached, Arthur was beginning to regret his promise.
He'd been so eager to find out the answer that he had failed to
seriously ponder the consequences of having an ugly old witch as his
wife.

When the day of the wedding came though, the witch appeared to Arthur
as a beautiful woman. She said that since he'd been kind enough to
marry her, she would be a witch half the time, and a beautiful maiden
half the time. But he would have to choose when!

This time, Arthur gave it more serious thought - a beautiful woman to
show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his home, a
gnarled old witch? Or by day, a hideous hag, but by night, a beautiful
woman with whom to enjoy many intimate moments?

Care to guess his decision?

Well, noble Arthur replied he would let her choose for herself. Upon
hearing this, she announced she would be beautiful all the time,
because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own
life.

The witch's answer to the question "What do women really want?" was
deceptively simple, wasn't it? Yet, Arthur was wise enough to
understand its meaning. And that earned him a beautiful bride. As well
as a wonderful marriage and relationship, presuming he continued to
understand and apply the philosophy.

So what do women really want?
What we all want, really - to be in charge our own lives. To be
appreciated and respected. To be made to feel that our opinions and
feelings matter. A simple philosophy that is crucial to making any
relationship work."