List of Demands

Often I have heard the question asked "What are you looking for in a significant other?" I hear it answered in different ways by different people. Most start their lists with physical features: muscles, boobs, teeth, eyes... then they throw in personality with a laugh, normally something like this; "Oh yeah (giggle giggle) and they have to make me laugh..." I wonder, what if we all started our lists with the personality traits and left the physical aspects at the bottom of the list? I understand we need to be physically attracted to someone to actually be with them. I don't care if I found Carrot Top to be the funniest guy on the face of the planet, I would never be happy with him because quite frankly I find him repulsive.

Just think about it though... when asked the question "What are you looking for in a significant other?" what if you answered like this:

I am looking for someone who makes me laugh. Someone who can take a serious situation and make it a little lighter but still understands that sometimes things are serious. I am looking for someone who understands that sometimes I am sad and sometimes I can't help it. I want someone who knows when to give me my space but also knows when to push and ask me what's wrong. I am looking for someone who can easily communicate with me when we need to talk about something. I am looking for someone who is at least passionate about one thing, even if that one thing is ridiculous. I want someone who loves their family and animals. I want someone who is loyal to their friends but knows when someone is just bad for them. Someone who recycles would be a plus. Oh yeah, (giggle giggle) and they have to have nice (whatever) and be built (however).

This is just a broad list of possible personality traits. This does not mean I am personally looking for a super-human male. Thank you to my friend who pointed out that it reads like I am looking for all of those things in a person.