My past experiences would make me believe that men do take loving, caring women for granted. However, for the past 20 months or so I have been sharing my life with an extremely caring, loving man who has shown me that there are some intelligent, caring men who don't. Maybe it is because my partner and I have both been through some very traumatic times in our lives that we so appreciate what we have found in each other. And maybe I have learned the hard way to stay well away from men who are incapable of being equally giving, respectful and loving partners in a relationship. I can tell you that there are several lovely men on the AB who do NOT take their partners for granted, among them RATTER and noxlumos, who are very open about the appreciation they have for their partners.
So Miss-read, men who take their caring, loyal and loving women for granted, need a severe wake-up call and if that doesn't work, they need to be chucked out! The same goes for women who do not appreciate their men. Remember, we only have one life and we all deserve to be happy, loved and appreciated. Best wishes to you. :o)