mk posted up her list again...
So I took the time to look at mine and see if it needs some updating. And it does. This especially after taking the test at echemistry.com.
List of Things I Want in My Partner in Crime
- Knows how to enjoy drink, not to abuse it.
- A dry sense of humour. Like me.
- Loves music, he strives to have, listen, or create music everyday
- Sings, I'm not asking for a fabulous voice but someone so passionate about music that they have to be a part of it, dare I say, even likes karaoke
- A thoughtful romantic in action and not just in word; in meaning, not in dollars.
- Must be a dancer, not just a lindy hopper but someone who knows how to express himself with his body and is comfortable with it.
- Oooo...dances (nice and slow)
- Knows when to kick my butt if I'm being a butt.
- Knows when to leave me alone if I'm being an ass.
- Great to take on a road trip, can play the part of Captain, Navigator, and/or passenger just along for the ride.
- Will play in a water fight, snowball fight or swing on a swing set
- Opens the door - car or otherwise.
- Walks on the streetside along the sidewalk with me
- Walks with me to the playground.
- Does NOT SNORE... more than me
- Knows movies. Has opinions about movies. Can tell me the story about a movie without completely ruining it for me
- Seriously, he has to be damn funny esp with well-timed Simpsons quotes.
- Cares more about me than money er knows where to prioritize money with our needs.
- Loves travel - whether by the seat of our pants or a well-planned adventure
- Loves long phone calls and longer letters - there's no kind of communication that he lacks in.
- Writes me notes - cause as much as I like to say action shows more, a nice word now and then on a Post it note or via text msg, is sweet.
- Likes tea
- reliable
- doesn't yell 'cause I tend to just shut down if I get yelled at and they've got to know better ways of communicating
- great in bed - ok I should be specific - great FUN in bed. If gettin' off is going to be great strain and work well, that's no fun.
- creative, resourceful, practical
- DEAL BREAKER: Must LOVE anime that is subtitled
- Must dig foreign films, ie. a first choice when picking out weekend videos
- "Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run"
- A night person that won't be too bothered when I make a late night drinky dial
- loves pets - cats and dogs
- reads A LOT - and tells me all about them books
- cracks ma shitup but at times it when I don't have coffee in my mouth
- good with their hands *not just THAT way, sickos* ie. build stuff, fix things, and makes junk.
- looks me in the eye esp when its the kinda truth that hurts
- holds my hand in public
- doesn't need to be baby-sat at parties
- DEAL BREAKER: My sisters must get a good vibe
- knows high heels equals cab ride
- MUST DIG ROBOTECH
- truly appreciates family
- doesn't smoke everyday
- must {heart} toys
- makes me laugh ... in bed
- loves video games BUT not an addict
- an extensive appreciation for art, jazz, theatre, and Oscar Wilde
- geeks a lot about a lot of things
- willing to make an ass of himself
- DEALBREAKER: able to survive the Philippines- the weather and the family
- more action than talk
- more play than work
- loves food - eating it and cooking it
- a team player
- a life-time learner
- knows when to negotiate and when to stand his ground
- inspirational
- patient with me and himself
- lets me know I'm worth his time and attention every chance he can.
- touches me not just because he knows it will make me smile but because he wanted to anyways
1 comment:
A word of unsolicited advice from an anonymous & semi-frequent reader:
I find these lists quite dangerous. I say that because I had one once. Let's just say my little checklist could easily be fulfilled by checking the correct boxes, but at the end of the day, guys still turned out to be assholes. Boring British MBA's from Kellogg, stuck-up self-absorbed jerks from University of Chicago, boring & completely socially backward schmoes from University of Chicago, charming but completely hollow Oxford graduates (yes, THAT Oxford).
I say all of this because when I let my standards go a little I met a fella who graduated from DePaul (ho hum), is bald (what? I refuse to date bald men!), loves to ride his bike (terrified of bikes since my concussion at age 14) and has no interest whatsover in board games (no! I love board games!). And guess what? He is the sweetest guy I've dated in over a year. He is Just. Plain. Awesome.
And I realized my list now only reads: Is awesome to me.
Just a note of unsolicited advice from someone who used to fall into the traps set up by "the list."
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