Do Men TRULY like/want a confident woman?

Absolutely. For me at least. I tend to see the "rescuer" inclination as universal. That is, both men and women have rescue modes, and I find them admirable in both men and women.

I think the need for emotional support is likewise universal and genderless. While we may not feel a need to be rescued, we all need to feel accommodated, valued, accepted and admired a little, not in a flattering sense, but more like "I enjoy your company" sense.

All my loves and near-misses have been very self confident, with the self confidence being probably the major attraction. Even friends and brief encounters that leave me with a faster heartbeat are always confident.

I love confident women. But as you probably know, dear Raven, there are no pure types. Sometimes we are all a bit confident and next hour we feel a bit needy and clingy. Which is cool. Personally, I am attracted, like a bug to a light, to confident women. Women with personality. Yes, it is nice to have a powerful mix of emotional side, intelligence, a sexy side. A good mix. Even if we have a lot of flaws, we are not perfect and this is what and who we are. A woman who is confident, doesn't need to be rescued (even though sometimes the romantic notion of rescuing and saving is powerful enough to makes us forget that we are frail human beings and we are suckers for that special sweet sensation where we feel we were rescued and we are rescuing someone, but still you are confident enough to don't need to be saved at all, if that makes any sense). A woman is desirable despite her many flaws. We men have a ton of flaws. I don't feel, never felt, I was attracted to the "rescue me baby" type and was steered away from what I thought I wanted. A lot of women from different types and background crossed my path. Each one, with their own background, was attractive enough with their flaws. They were real. I love real women. I tend to gravitate more towards the strong personality type because we mesh really well with each other. But sometimes I was the rescuer and savior and still the personality meshed so well with mine that I forgot she needed to be rescued. Intelligence is a must because rescue me baby or confident women type wont last too long if I dont feel we make a mental click, a connection.

Only if the man has confidence. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.

I think many men still resist strong, confident, self-sufficient women because they feel something has been taken from them...power mostly...but then other men have evolved and appreciate those qualities in women

I do

I think it more depends on the guy specifically. I personally feel like I like a girl somewhere in the middle. Confident in herself and what she does but not so much that she feels the need to control me. I think it's an attractive attribute for a lady to be confident in herself though.

Hmmm interesting. Seems some have different definitions for confident.
To me it just means feeling or showing confidence in ones own ability, self-assured.

I'm thinking it would be something a truly confident man would appreciate more...?

From my experience, yea people desire a confident partner usually. Unless they themselves have confidence issues.

Prefer women who are self-assured. I'm not trying to rescue anyone or be anyone's hero, that kind of situation usually leads to asymmetrical relationships.

Absolutely yes. I want a secure partner, a friend that can give as well as receive support, a mate that knows what they want and isn't afraid to communicate it.

surely some do, surely some don't

"emotional support?" Women get emotional support from other women for the most part..only the most evolved males seem to be able to emote themselves

The damsel in distress is fun short term but for me it grows thin quickly

Rather have a woman who knows her mind

Depends on how you have understood the word "confident".. for there is also the word "confide" in it ..

I think it depends on circumstances. It can be good in some but bad in others

yes some more than others

I do like/want a confident woman.

Ideally, her talents will compliment mine, as I would want mine to complement hers. I want a woman who will be an asset to me, not a liability. I would want to be an asset to her as well. Bonus points for her if she wants a family, and knows how to argue her points in a civilized manner.

Many men thought a confident woman was an ideal partner because the men saw themselves as passive. These men were too naive to know that confidence is a farce.

Confidence in many ways is hiding something. I find people exude confidence when they are trying to gain control over something they don't have. In many ways their anxiety makes them feel out of control.

Being comfortable and in control is completely different. I now know a woman who can feel comfortable in many surroundings is much better than a "confident" woman.

I don't think they all want to "rescue" a woman. Many men don't want a clinging vine so to speak. I just posted a thought on that subject, haha!

Different people have different wants, needs, desires and expectations. Everybody is different but in general most women want to be with men who are in charge and who are confident. It is a natural instinct for the majority of women.

Every woman I ever dated was self confident so yeah

I do!!

Yes. Because confidence is self assuring. ☺

Most confident women have mental issues that I don't want to deal with.

im attracted to wounded flawed women cause im flawed

Mean ?