I'll try to avoid a gender discussion here (not that I don't enjoy them -- so much so I feel compelled to say that perhaps women wouldn't treasure those moments of male vulnerability so much if men didn't treasure pretending to be emotionless macho machines so much *g*) and say I would in general agree. Not that women like weak men (unless they're, you know, that kind of woman) in general, but they do like to know that their man isn't a bulletproof creature of iron and gears. Also -- an aspect that I think is important -- everyone, male or female, likes to feel needed by those they care about. That is empowering whether you're a man or a woman.

I was thinking whether I put myself in the nurturer or nurturee POV as a writer and reader, and it's usually the former, which I guess makes sense.