Emotionally, Like Icebergs

I have a feeling that your stereotypical straight man would have a hard time admitting to it, but the moments most deeply missed are the tender moments.  Those memories of falling asleep with her head on your chest.  Coming home to a meal being cooked while Frankie plays on the stereo.  The timeless evening spent sitting on the rocks, holding her while the sun went down over the water.  Lying in the light of a single lamp, naked and completely vulnerable and knowing that there is nowhere you would rather be than wrapped in her listening to her heart beat.  It is these moments that remind you of a relationship that was more than just words, but a real connection.
For all the pomp and bragging that men do, I think most of us want those moments.  Perhaps men and women are not as different as we think.
The difference between men and women may be that men don't know they want those moments until after they have passed, or maybe that we don't think about them until they are happening.  We don't hope as openly.  I wonder if the nature of women allows them to seek out times like these while men are too wrapped up in surface level kinds of thoughts.  Men and women may have different methods and priorities, but all we really want with a relationship is that connection.  We are like icebergs, not cold and ship sinking, but we keep most of our emotions under the surface.  We are not as emotionally driven as the fairer sex, so being open to the times when we are sitting with someone and our hearts feel bigger than our chests is a big deal.  It means that at that moment that woman was able to break through and take a hold of something we keep under wraps.
Our hearts hold on to those moments, though we may never speak of them.
The women that really get us won't have to hear about them to know.

Don't we all just want someone who gets us?