Actually, it’s pretty simple, but most women have the hardest time with understanding men.

Deep inside the heart of every man is a secret wish to be trusted.

How many times have men said to their wives, “If you would just trust me” ?

Many men wonder why it’s so difficult for their wives to do something so seemingly simple as to trust them. The answer stems in part from the physiological differences between the sexes.

It begins at birth when little boys are given a distinct physical advantage over little girls, due to their having naturally higher levels of testosterone.

With testosterone comes the physical strength to both defend themselves from danger, and/or to run away from a threat.

Most little girls don’t naturally have that ability. They don’t generally have the physical strength (or the mental inclination) to defend themselves in a physical fight when they feel threatened.

If a boy trusts someone who in turn hurts him, he can always act or defend himself physically (or try to). Little girls don’t generally have that option of physical power or action.

Since a person can only trust from a position of strength, those same little girls will often grow up into women who naturally have a more difficult time “trusting” when they feel physically or emotionally vulnerable.

So men, when you ask the woman of your choice to simply “trust you,” it’s not that she can’t, it’s just that she’s just more vulnerable than you, physically and emotionally. If you want her to trust you, she needs something that will help develop that trust.

Perhaps even a tool or gesture that she can “count on”, until that trust with you is firmly established.

Thankfully this tool already exists and is known to every woman.

What cultivates trust in a woman is simply - a man who consistently keeps his word. Making a promise is meaningless if there is no follow through.

A woman needs to SEE her man fulfill his promises, because seeing is always more powerful than hearing.

Imagine if someone told you that I was the meanest person they had ever met. For months all you heard was how terrible I treated my family and friends.

Then one day you met me and during the course of our meeting you begin to notice that I didn’t seem to be as horrible as you were led to believe.

I actually appeared to be rather pleasant. Would you change your entire opinion about me from one visit? Probably not! However, if you saw me respond consistently with kindness and humility over a period of weeks, your opinion of me would begin to change.

A paradox has just been established. The kindness you have seen in me for the last few weeks does not match what you have heard about me.

All the rumors of how mean I am begin to fade into darkness because of my consistent actions. Over time what you see will replace most if not all of your concerns about my character.

So men, when the woman you love sees your words lining up with your actions, trust (and love) will naturally follow. When you don’t keep your word, it causes your wife/girlfriend to become fearful and critical.

From her perspective, she has entrusted you with her Heart and WANTS to trust you. She simply needs your help in giving you what you want.

Bob Grant, “The Relationship Doctor” is a Licensed Professional Counselor, therapist, and relationship coach, and is author of The Woman Men Adore…and Never Want to Leave . As a relationship coach, Bob has been helping women achieve the relationship of their dreams throughout the United States and the world. For a free report of “How to be Irresistibly Sexy to Men”, click here.