Well having gone through this I can definitely say men need it. I myself expressed it and after a year of both of us working on it our relationship is much better. I do have a theory about it.
I think most men feel it but don't put enough thought into it for them to recognize it. For some reason many men get stuck in a rut of none emotional, somewhat jockishness, for lack of a better word. Hard to explain but I do know that I have deeper, meaningful, discussions with women. They are not afraid to be vulnerable I think.... I, myself, am not afraid to be vulnerable but when around men it seems they see this as weakness??? I am far from weak and stand up to anyone, but am thinking this is relevant here... Or maybe it makes zero sense to anyone....lol
