Monday, March 24, 2008

The Ultimate List?

My mother says you know it's the right person when you feel stronger with that person, when they lift you up and you lift them up in a way that isn't possible without them. My boss wrote a list of must and must nots put it in a drawer and found it years later only to see that her husband had all but two qualities on that list. Love in a feeling hard to define or explain. Qualities, however, can be pinpointed. And they can help clarify muddy situations and confusing feelings regarding the inexplicable "love". She said I should make a list. She said it helps to focus wants and needs to have things written out, and then sent out into the open. So I did. It's not complete because it's late and i'm tired, but it's a good starting point. *deep breath* here i go...

MUST:
- be completely honest with me at all times, even if i don't want to hear it or it's scary for him/me
- be mature, intelligent and respectful
- be kind to people/have a genuine love of people
- be sympathetic and helpful to others
- have an open mind and accepting nature
- "have his shit together"
- have an appreciation of movies and music
- be able to have long talks with me into the wee hours of the night
- like random, unique, fun moments-- like dancing in the rain or taking meals to go to eat outside in the sun, even if it means sitting on the hood of the car because a park isn't around
- make me laugh
- love kids--not that he wants to have them himself, but still likes them
- be a nerd
- give me butterflies
- lovingly stroke my hair or brush it off it my face from time to time
- get my pop culture references
- have great social ability and tact
- get along with my friends and family
- have confidence in himself and his abilities/have a healthy level of self esteem
- teach me things, open my eyes to new things
- hold me tight when we sleep
- accept me and all my flaws, but also motivate me to be a better person by not being afraid to keep me in check when i need it
- allow me my independence
- be okay with my having a lot of close male friends
- trust me completely (I will never give him a reason not to)
- be a good kisser
- see and appreciate the beauty in life
- appreciate the little things
- find my quirks endearing, even if i'm annoyed with them in myself
- love me
- give me a sense of peace, belonging and comfort when i'm with him
- have that spark with me-- that unexplainable connection that bonds us

MUST NOT:
- be overly possessive, jealous or controlling
- abuse substances- have meanness in him
- settle for less than he is capable of accomplishing
- evade issues and feelings
- make me feel cheap, unwanted, taken for granted or used
- be overly cynical and/or pessimistic
- be wreckless with my heart

I wonder who wouldn't want this stuff? I mean, if everyone wrote a list... how similar would they all look?

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