Interesting read. You sure know women and their psyche better than the average female Medium writer writing about relationships (many are naive dilettantes).

Yet one wonders: after performing all of these feats (because this list sounds like a serious job), what one man does get in return?

Because to me is seems most women require a lot, but offer much less compared to what they want. To the question "What do you bring to the table?", they often reply "I offer myself": that doesn't mean anything (anybody is offering him/herself).

Most women don't even think about what they can offer: they're all about what they can GET.

(I'm sure it's not the author's case; but the author seems more the exception than the rule)