As you already know, women like men who are confident and attractive. While it’s not impossible to become confident and improve your attractiveness, it’s very difficult to do. Luckily for you there are other things that women are attracted to.

As Napoleon Dynamite said: “Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills”. That awkward high school kid was right. So what skills are women attracted to? Read on for five skills that every woman covets in a man.

1. Financial security. Women like kids, but they don’t want their boyfriend / husband to be one. Not all women necessarily seek men with a lot of money, but rather they want a man who will not leech off of them. They want a man who can support himself, and if need be, support her as well. So stay in school, get a good job, stay out of credit card debt and save your money.
2. Cooking. If you know how to cook you are a step ahead of the competition. Women are typically the ones who cook for their men. If you cook a dinner for a girl you’re dating it would be something she’s not used to. Women want a man who can take care of them and a man who knows how to cook demonstrates that.
3. Listener. As I’m sure you’re are, women love to talk. Yet few and far between are the men who like to listen to them. Men who want more luck with women need to develop the skill to how to properly listen to women. Listening to them isn’t judging them for their actions. Listening to them isn’t offering up unsolicited advice. Listening is just that, listening, understanding and genuinely caring about her problems.
4. Being handy. Women rarely know how to do “manly” things like fix a car, install electrical equipment, move furniture or change a tire. If you’re good with your hands then you can fulfill one of her needs. Think about it, if she hates spiders then she’ll be more interested in a guy who doesn’t mind getting rid of them for her.
5. Intelligence. Girls want a guy who they can carry an intelligent conversation with. They’re not necessarily interested in geniuses, but rather just someone who knows about current events, went to college and has traveled. That way, she has someone she has show off to others while at the same time someone she can learn from. Women want someone who can teach them things, show them new things and complete them.