



Meryl Streep revealed something about men recently that

really grabbed our attention.

She said that out of all the characters she's played, the one guys say

they like most is — wait for it —

Miranda freaking Priestly, the

power-hungry (to put it nicely)

magazine boss in The Devil Wears

Prada. We know the coolest men

have always loved challenging,

confident women, but this shows

just how important those traits

have become to guys across the

board these days. Sure, Miranda

is the kind of chick who could

shrink the manliest man's balls

from 50 feet away, but that kind of

badass attitude is what makes her

so appealing to them.

"Today, it's more common to

find guys who believe a woman

like Miranda is intriguing, not

threatening," explains psychologist Chris Blazina, PhD, author of

The Secret Lives of Men. "This

generation of men has grown up

seeing women in positions of

power — female doctors, lawyers,

even presidential candidates — so

they're not put off by a driven, confident woman. In fact, they're

turned on by those qualities."

Let's be clear: We're not saying

your guy wants to do Miranda

Priestly or have you act exactly like

her — the woman was pretty cold.

But doing things that tap in to her

more desirable personality traits, like

the stuff listed here, can improve

your relationship with your guy.

Give him something to think

about.

We know you're already a

ballsy, strong woman, so don't rein

it in. "The reason men love that

character is because she's never boring," says David Wexler, PhD,

executive director of the Relationship

Training Institute. "Being opinionated keeps a guy on his toes." Debating whether his new favorite

band is really that awesome or disagreeing with him about something

you both read in the news — those

are the kinds of things that keep him

mentally intrigued by you. "The key

is to keep it a back-and-forth conversation: You share your views, and

he shares his," says Wexler. "Otherwise, he'll start to feel like you're

controlling, not challenging, him."

Flaunt your ambition.

"To men, it's really sexy when a woman

knows what she wants and goes

after it," says Blazina. So talk to

him about your plans to land a promotion or run a half marathon.

Yeah, it's hot to watch you kick ass,

but that kind of drive also indicates

passion, which is incredibly alluring to a guy. "It lets him know that

not only do you enjoy independence, but you're also the type of

woman who will always make the

most out of life," says Wexler. "And

he wants to be a part of that."

Talk straight.

When Miranda Priestly didn't like something (or on

the rare occasion when she did),

everyone knew it — she didn't exactly beat around the Manolos.

"Men are very direct when they

communicate, and they appreciate

a woman who speaks the same

way," says Blazina. "They get frustrated when they feel like they have

to interpret what you're really saying." That means when your guy

does something to piss you off, tell

him instead of pulling the "I'm fine"

line. We're pretty sure that those

two words weren't in Miranda's

vocabulary…and they shouldn't be

in yours either.

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