Eight Traits Of A Decent Woman

It is a known fact that men are attracted to beautiful women. Women’ aesthetics often motivate men not only to seek relationships with them but to marry them. The beauty of women seem to be a bragging right to their lovers when socializing with their peers. 

Most men focus on the outer beauty of women and forget about their inner beauty. Good and decent women are rare gifts from nature because they are not easy to come by especially in this era of social media. Smart men priortise decent women over the beautiful ones because beauty can’t sustain a relationship like good virtues. Here are the eight qualities of a decent woman:

Empathy 

Empathy is at the core of the qualities that a good woman should possess. The capacity to understand and share the feeling of other people is called empathy. A good woman must be display empathy when dealing with people. Her actions and words must reflect empathy. She must care enough to understand the perspectives of others when dealing with them. An empathetic woman is non judgemental, she comforts people in distress and felicitates the achievements of people around her. Empathy encourages emotional connection and relationship growth. 

Assertiveness 

A decent woman stands for herself and shares her thoughts and needs in a respectful way. Decent women know their value. They are assertive because they can’t stand anyone riding roughshod over them. Assertiveness in this context doesn’t mean aggressive or domineering attitude. It symbolizes how a woman effortlessly engages people and speaks her mind without sounding condescending. She respects people’s boundaries and also demands that hers be respected too. 

Emotional Intelligence 

Emotional intelligence refers to the capacity to acknowledge, apply and maintain one’s emotions in a good manner to eradicate stress. It also helps to interact efficiently, empathize with people, surmount hurdles, and deescalate quarrels. A woman with emotional intelligence is conscious of her emotions and acknowledges how these feelings can control actions and thoughts. 
Women who have high emotional intelligence can handle complications on the social front. They can also handle professional and personal relationships. Women who always apply logic on issues have their emotions under tight grip.

Altruism

Altruism can be defined as the selfless concern for the well-being of other people. It’s actions is beneficial to other people without expecting anything in return.
An altruistic woman’s actions is geared towards helping people around her without expecting anything in return. Her life is a testament of altruism towards humanity. She finds fulfillment in putting smiles on people that she crosses path with. A decent woman always want to reach out to help people, comfort them, feed the hungry etc. One can see the genuineness in her altruism even from a distance. She isn’t doing it for clout or praises, she finds fulfillment in helping people.

Resilience 

Resilience is the ability to deal with difficult situations and overcome them without losing oneself. It is ability to deal with challenges without losing emotional balance.
A woman who has this quality is an asset to a man’s life. Life is full of ups and downs, setbacks are part of life’s experiences. If a woman handles her challenges with grace and dignity, she is decent. A woman who doesn’t lose her values when hit with challenges has admirable qualities. Decent women make mistakes and learns from them, they use their mistakes as building blocks for their growth. They display courage in face of disappointments and setbacks. 

Originality 

A decent woman revels in her authenticity. She doesn’t fake things in order to be accepted by others. A decent woman knows her worth and she is confident in her own skin. She acknowledges her strengths and portrays them, she understands her flaws and works on them. Her originality attracts people to her because people are naturally attracted to authenticity. 
For instance, a decent woman doesn’t need to fix expensive wigs or fake her accent to be accepted. She stays true to herself, her beliefs and values. She will rather die than compromise her value or beliefs because they reflect her personality. 

Self-Discipline

Self-discipline refers to the capacity to manage one’s thoughts, emotions and behaviour to attain future goals. A self-discipline woman understands delayed gratification and practices it in order to achieve success in future. She makes deliberate choices on things that are needed to be done to achieve success in future. Her willpower helps her to sacrifice immediate gratification so as to be able to achieve success. A self-discipline woman set goals and works to achieve them. She prioritizes her time and things that will add value to her life. A decent woman has a clear path to success because she already set her goals.

Respect

One can’t talk about decency without mentioning respect. Respect is the hallmark of decency. A woman cannot be called decent if she doesn’t respect people. She must exude respect through her words and actions. A decent woman respects herself as well as people that she relates with. She practices active listening and gives room for people to express their thoughts. A respectful woman treats people with fairness, and kindness irrespective of their background or status.

Final Thoughts
It is important to take note of these eight qualities if you (man) interested in marrying a decent woman. It takes wisdom to priortise inner beauty over outward appearance when seeking relationship with a woman.