Reassurance and Power

Reassurance is nice but why does it seem like that in movies women
are portrayed as dependent on men as a one way street? Men like
to be reassured just like women. I think the underlying fear is being
alone. It is true that humans are social creatures and perhaps if a
woman doesn't have a man then she fears what others may think of
her, such as she was not able to get one. This is turn may imply that
she is flawed and of course no body wants to stick out in a bad way
so many conform to the socially accepted norms, which in our culture is heterosexual marriage and monogamy. I don't think its good to preoccupy oneself with what others think. If a man or a woman could do this, then I would say that they are truly in power because they wouldn't have imposing outside forces guiding their lives.