With Valentines day wrapping up from this past weekend, I'm sure many singles had plenty of time to re-evaluate their love life and think about what they really wanted. While girls tend to talk about this more then their male counterparts, it's important to note that we guys look for certain things in girls as well. Believe it or not, although girls tend to really dig and enjoy the feminine side of guys, we men also look for traits in women that just might surprise you. Specifically, masculine traits in women.

Now, do I mean we enjoy women who can grow beards faster than us, have a beer belly and aspire to be a professional armchair quarterback? No. Perhaps I should elaborate with these top four traits...

1. Liking sports.

This is a simple yet very strong  trait for a women to have that we guys eat up. You don't have to know the field goal percentage of every player last year in the NBA, but if you know the difference between a safety and a touchdown in football, then we will love you forever. This also benefits in that whenever we have our friends over to watch a game (which will most likely happen), you don't find yourself quite as bored and browsing through Instagram. 

2. Being athletic/liking to exercise.

This one goes hand in hand with the first point, but is slightly different. Many of us guys go to extreme lengths to be at the top of our physical fitness and sometimes we do some crazy and weird things to do it. Now, I would not say we necessarily want a girl who has arms twice as big as ours and is named Olga. However when we see a girl doing sprints, lifting weights or playing a sport, we almost find it to be a competition with her and we guys like competition. Oh, did I also mention it's just downright sexy?

3. She's not afraid to eat what she wants.

Now I don't exactly mean I want to see her eat Twinkies all day, but in today's world with all the vegans and vegetarians, gluten-free this and GMO-free that, there is nothing more surprising and attractive than a woman throwing the fork away from that salad and grabbing a big meaty chicken wing. It shows she has guts, loves the protein and most importantly, isn't afraid to get dirty.

4. She has that assertive side to her.

While she may be your little puff ball of cuteness for a majority of the time, when crap hits the fan, she knows when to turn the switch and become a complete assertive boss. We respect women more who speak their mind, as well as ones who can show control at times when they need to. Also, if she looks sexy when she's angry, than you know you picked the perfect one.