Their softness and shape.

I love how much women talk. That may sound odd, especially as I often don't know how to talk to or with them, but they do talk a lot more than men as a general rule and as a result I'm more likely to know what's on a woman's mind at any given moment. If I ask how a woman is feeling I might as well settle down with a good cup of coffee. If I ask my guy friends I have to grill them to get more than a simple "fine."

I also love how women experiment and play with the way they look. The colors, textures, different kinds of clothing and makeup and perfumes. I think it's fucking fantastic. I think that's partially why I have a soft spot for metrosexual men: they're more likely to experiment with their external appearance and express themselves via their clothing and makeup.

And the dancing. I love how women dance. Men, as a general rule, don't give in to dancing. Their spines stay strait and they have no fucking clue how to move their hips. White men are especially guilty of this. I must assume it's a cultural thing as I cannot believe skin pigmentation has anything to do with dancing ability, but I have noticed a disproportionate number of white males who embarass themselves on the dancefloor because they can't pull the pole out of their ass. Really, moving your hips doesn't make you gay. Trust me.

I think the things I admire in women are the things I admire in people, only the special flavor or tone those things seem to take on among women. (Similarly the things I don't care for). Among these are groundedness, toughness, attention to detail and an open-ness to experience.

Because women are generally devalued by our culture, they are often given grunt-work and on the receiving end of injustice. This tends to give them a sense of physical and social reality that grounds them. Because they are closer to physical fragility, reality and social injustice than many men, they often develop a sense of presence and connection to the world that privileged men lack. Ironically the toughest men (including boxers, physical workers and many elite military) have this same sense of grounded connection.

In beautiful opposition to this is an attention to detail and an open-ness to experience. The more grounded and realistic one is, the more one tends to notice and appreciate things. In women and artists this often brings a willingness to experience new things and take chances that the more established and rigid do not have. This often shows up in women as a sort of cultural adventurousness. Women are more open to fashion and food and decoration and conversation and physical sensations of all kind. I really admire that.

While recognizing that no generalization, including this one, is worth a damn, I will answer in the spirit of the question. I like it that women talk about people rather than things, that they have an eye for colors and clothing that fits, and an eye for detail.

Their receptivity to emotions. Many are the times when I'm out with female friends and they lean over the table and say, "Careful, that person over there is checking you out," and I've missed it completely.

Female pragmatism is another quality I enjoy. Women frequently know how to cut through the clashing egos to the heart of the matter. I admire that.

A lot of women also know how to improvise on the spot. This can be both admirable, and sometimes a bit frustrating. I'm reminded of a cartoon in which a husband is equipped with a toolchest, balance bar, pencil behind his ear, and marching out of the garage when his wife stops him and says, "Don't bother, I fixed it with a hairpin." ;-)

The sensual way they move…

The way they can be Smart and tough yet still feminine and soft ….

The way they smell…

The sounds they make when Happy….