In keeping with the celebratory Woman’s Day spirit, Parsi Times attempts to do what no man (or maybe even woman) has really been able to figure – the eternal question… WHAT DO WOMEN WANT??? This is our attempt at demystifying this enigma by sourcing the answer straight from the mare’s mouth! But, we didn’t want to leave the horses too far behind… so we went around asking our Bawajis too – ‘WHAT MEN THINK WOMEN WANT’! Debuting as Parsi Times Reporter, Khushnuma Naterwalla presents a fun survey in our community on What Women Want.. and What Men Think They Want!

“Today’s women want respect – be it from friends, family, spouse or children. We want freedom to live our life our way and express ourselves. After marriage, we want the husband’s support to help balance work and personal/social life. We are confident and independent and need some ‘ME Time’.” – Ferozi Italia (Married, Career Woman in her 30s – super sorted!)

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“Most men think women run after money, looks, physique… the list goes on. But I believe what a woman really wants is to be acknowledged as an independent individual. Today, I proudly say that my daughters are raised to be wonderful, wise and witty women, who can face this, so called Man’s World. Women don’t want someone who’s athletic but someone who will defend her when needed.” Porus Mehta (Proud Daddy who did his daughters proud too!)

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“A nice loving hubby, Movie once a week,
Baby that is chubby, Sasoo who is theek,
Parsi natak once in a while,
Romantic words to make her smile,
A nice, clean and cosy home,
Family holidays to roam,
That’s all a woman needs…
Don’t you think it’s a doable deed?

Shaizeen Daruwalla
(Married, Career Woman in her 30s,
somehow kept the romance alive with poetry…
HOW?)

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When she says, “Leave me alone,” you better stick around! When she says “Do whatever you want”, you better do what she wants or do what you want and pay the price! When she says, “I’m Fine,” she needs your help. When she says, “I don’t have enough clothes and need to do shopping,” (even though you can see 10 shelves packed with her clothes) you had better take her shopping or you’re Dead Meat!

Delzad Edibam
(Married and nearly domesticated!
Kudos to the wife!)

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“A woman wants to be in the perfect shape– to wake up every morning and have preferably lost weight in the right places!”

Dilnaz Pastakia
(In her early 20s and she’s
already hit the nail on the head!)

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“How on earth are men supposed to know what women want, when even women don’t know what women want!? They change their minds more regularly than they change a baby’s nappies! They want us guys to be honest and rational, but they react violently if the ‘honest truth’ and ‘reason’ we dole out, is not in line with their version of the truth and their emotions! They are EMOTIONAL TERRORISTS!! HELP!!!”

(Married man – name withheld on earnest request…
we have a dwindling population anyways!!)

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“Men often think all women secretly want a Prince Charming riding them out into glorious sunsets. In reality, all women secretly crave to eat all the chocolate they choose and still be fabulously thin! Women nowadays need an incredibly perfect beautician, dietician, trainer and man – unfortunately in that exact order! Women don’t need men to boost their confidence – a right pair of jeans, high heels and some lipstick will do just as well!”

Ava Poonawalla
(Wise words from a wise woman!)

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“We want to be independent, we have own responsibilities and we grow up soon. We want to take care of our parents even after marriage!”

Freya N
(7-year-old kiddo… Apna Time Aayega!)

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“I think a woman is a romantic all her life and would like to be courted even after decades of married life. Gold diggers aside, most women want honest, faithful, kind and happy relationships, an emotional relationship that testosterone induced preoccupied men often fail to notice.”

Dara Khodaiji –
(Always wise and philosophical,
our very own in-house Romantic Philosopbher!)

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“Today’s woman is self-empowered – we want to take charge of our lives, set our own goals and make our own choices. But more than anything, us girls just wanna have fun! We want to break free… with the wind in our hair and sand in our feet!”

Kashmira Contractor
(A happy, independent single woman
who is allergic to ‘Mamma’s boys’!)

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“Women want something that will last forever…. like Diamonds! Haha – just kidding! I guess what women really want is honesty, loyalty, appreciation… and based on my experiences, to be serenaded!”

Cyrus Dubash
(Sensational singer doing his naughties in his 40s!)

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“Women have been looked upon as objects of pleasure all along. Now they want to prove their worth in the society. They stand shoulder to shoulder with men and prove that they are not equal, but better than other men!”

Nergish Naterwalla
(At 70 years, Grandma knows all!)

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“Women want men to know what women want!”

Taronish Cooper
(A dynamic Architect in his 20s…
and single, with good reason!!)

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“Women are like cell phones – we need to be answered immediately, held and talked to. But, push the wrong buttons and you’ll be disconnected!”

 Dogdau Mehta
(Career woman,
Mom and No-nonsense wife!)

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“Women want men to read in between the lines – and that’s like trying to get a fish to bark! But they just won’t give up! Men are very straight up – for us it’s either black or white – Women thrive in 50(thousand) shades of grey… and want men to magically somehow ‘just know’. Ladies, it’s not gonna happen! Most of us just fake it till we make it!”

Ghabrailo Gev
(Yes, of course, that’s an alias –
the man lives with his mum,
wife and two daughters!)

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“Women want to be happy – we want to complete our education and in marriage, find a caring, virtuous man with a fab sense of humour to love and take care of us.”

Khushie Mehta
(Should we tell this 17-year-old student
she could be chasing a myth?!)

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“What men think women really want – how about a man who is not dating nine other women?!”

Firoze Kotwal, USA
(A swashbuckling single Bawa in his 40s –
now let the rest of your herd act upon it!)