Guys or girls who consider themselves to be “protective” of their partners, what makes you so?

[Anonymous]

If you consider yourself to be protective in a relationship, what is it that you do or how to you react to certain situations in a relationship so as to be considered “protective”?

[Chris_Morgan]

My ex and I lived near a highway so sometimes we would get hitchhikers banging on our door in the middle of the night. I would tell my wife to stay in the bedroom with our baby and I would stand by the door with my sledgehammer ready to swing if they kicked the door in. Or I just took care of her and shovelled her car out of the snow, or went to pick her up from work if the roads were bad. I protected her by supporting her and keeping everything working.

[Chris_Morgan]

Keeping her safe.