DEAR ABBY: I would like to respond to the many letters I have read in your column from women who complain about how some men treat them.
I dated a woman for quite a while, and from the very moment we met, it was obvious to me that she would not be treated as anything BUT the lady she considered herself to be.
She projected it in many ways: She spoke in a ladylike manner, she walked like a lady and dressed in a very feminine manner -- not to say at all that she was lacking in passion or cool to the touch. Quite the opposite!
I responded in kind, and it was a pleasure to be with her. When we were together, I became the gentleman I wanted to be, and vice versa! Any ladies out there? -- WARREN
DEAR WARREN: MANY ladies out there! They don't always come well-dressed, well-spoken or traditionally "feminine" in manner. I have encountered many plain-spoken, trouser-clad, less-than-graceful women who have great depth, high moral standards and sensitive, caring souls. It is not simply a matter of how she dresses and speaks, but rather it's how she THINKS.
When you treat women with respect, it is usually reciprocated.