Tenderness is a quality which we generally associate with girls and ladies who are supposed to be the milder and of the two sexes. The males on the other hand, are embodiments of physical strength and prowess. Females are meek, docile and soft-spoken. They are soft and tender in both touch and feel. According to William James, “There is an organic affinity between joyousness and tenderness, and their companionship in the saintly life need in no way occasion surprise.” Kids are also soft and we associate tenderness with them too. Anything that is smooth and soft is tender. Tenderness is what adds appeal and charm to a woman’s or a girl’s personality and distinguishes her from her male counterpart. In the words of Victor Hugo, “The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.”
