The need for praise

[jeanne]

Now, if my girl does a really superior job, that "pat" on the back is more than verbal!!

Yay for "more than verbal"!

I agree with everyone else - being told I'm doing what I'm supposed to be doing, being told "good girl", hearing the phrases "my girl, my slut", etc...it matters. A lot. It matters that he's pleased with me, and it matters that he cares for me enough to know that I would like to hear that.