lizisnotworking ([info]lizisnotworking) wrote,

Formula For A Perfect Man

It has occurred to me that I need to come up with goals.  Or destinations, really.  If I don't have them, how will I ever get there?  How will I know where to turn or what road to take?  Where do I want to end up?  I've been thinking about where I want to live, how I want my life to be, what my perfect day would be like... and it's suddenly become very apparent that I need to be seeking a man like this, or I'll continue to date whoever comes along the road I'm lost on.  So, I'm going to make a mark.  Probably, no one alive will hit these marks... but at least it's a place to start.  Here it is: my perfect man.

1. Man (might as well start with the basics.)
2. Attractive (it's become apparent to me that I really need to be truly attracted to the person I date.  It's shocking I'd never considered this before.)
3. Smart (like, not a rocket scientist, but someone I can hold interesting conversations with)
4. Useful (handy. good around the house,can fix cars, something. It's amazing how much I realize I value this one.)
5. Does not have a hobby that includes staring at a screen more than 4 hours per week (this includes, but is not limited to, sports and video games.) (Also, my theory is that if someone meets criteria 3, he has spent his time more usefully and probably didn't have time to pick up such a useless hobby.)
6. Physically fit (this does go along with 2, but I value it for different reasons.  I want someone to respect and take care of his body, because I don't need someone dying on me before we're old.)
7. Taller than me (live and learn, people.)
8. Plays the guitar, piano, or both
9. Spiritual, but open
10. Kind and loving
11. Genuine
12. Liberal in belief, conservative in love
13. Wants kids
14. Likes privacy, and is respectful of mine.  In fact, I'm going to add: we would have seperate rooms after marriage.  Not necessarily bedrooms, but rooms that are each our own.
15. Vegetarian
16. Likes to travel

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[info]evildiorama

July 31 2011, 16:34:23 UTC 10 months ago

Man, I tell you what. Is it dirty thirty doing this to us? I'm the same way. Re-examining everything. A few months it just hit me how much in my relationships that *I* am the problem. Like I truly feel that the perfect guy for me was put in my path a few years ago and I just fucked it all up entirely. He was RIGHT THERE and I ruined it. And I think I wrote it off as well, this is just how I am. But...why can't I change who I am? Or improve it, at least?

I think that's a great list. You deserve all of those things.

[info]theotherpotter

August 1 2011, 02:19:46 UTC 10 months ago

You definitely deserve a guy who hits all those marks - and I don't think it's an unrealistic list. Can't wait to meet him! :)

[info]lizisnotworking

August 2 2011, 18:00:28 UTC 10 months ago

Girl, that makes two of us!

[info]harm1020

August 2 2011, 14:36:21 UTC 10 months ago

My perfect man list read the opposite way of what I didn't want.
1)not broke
2) not unemployed
3) not living with his mother
4) not wearing a superman tshirt on our first date
5) not obsessed with video games

[info]dillypoo

August 3 2011, 22:32:35 UTC 10 months ago

Sadly, the vegetarian one is the toughest. I've dated precious few but it's something that feels so right...
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