Prerequisites…

I’ve heard from numerous sources that it’s best to come up with a list of “musts” when scrolling through life in search of a partner… these are just a few I’ve come up with so far:

• He must make me laugh. And I don’t mean a random “ha ha”… That’s fine sometimes, but once in a while I need a falling on the floor, tears in my eyes, belly ache kind of laugh. I want to laugh so hard that I pee my pants and then laugh harder when he starts laughing at me for peeing my pants. And this has to continue… I need to believe that I will still feel this laugh in 20 years. I’ve already learned that once I no longer laugh at someone, I no longer desire their lifelong company.
• He must be financially independent. He doesn’t have to be rich. I’m not looking for someone to support me. However, I’m also not looking for someone to support. If we can’t go out for dinner once in a while because he’s strapped for cash, or if I find myself picking up the tab all the time, I’ll be out the door in a heartbeat.
• He must be a hard worker. By that I mean he knows the value of a hard day’s work and how to let loose when work is over. I don’t mean he’s a workaholic… He needs to be able to work with his hands and get dirty via manual labor sometimes, but then he needs to relax once in a while and set work aside to spend time with me.
• He needs to be close to his family. The minute I hear about a poor relationship with mom or dad, red flags go up. I need someone who values family as much as I do, and I don’t want to enter into an uncomfortable situation with parental units.

More to come later…