What makes people
“into” each other?
When I was
single, I used to have a list. A super-duper dating checklist. It helped me
navigate through the sea of potentials. I don’t like to waste time. I’m
ridiculously efficient. Why should dating have been any different?
Dating is a task.
It’s something you have to do in order to find The One. I figured it should
have guidelines. Criteria. A set of standards by which to measure possible candidates.
Shut up. I told
you I’m efficient and I'm a teacher. We live by standards. Do you want to see the checklist or not?
Well, then, pipe
down and read on.
Christine’s
Super-Duper Dating Checklist
Name:
_________________(insert name of victim…uh…I mean applicant, here)
___has a job
___likes his job
___is good with
money
___can cook
(particularly knows what tiramisu is)
___doesn’t care
about watching sports on TV
___knows what to
do with a table saw
___wears work boots
(okay if only on the weekends while using a table saw)
___reads
___likes
supernatural stuff
___plays an
instrument or is willing to learn
___likes to be
active
___is creative
___is intelligent
(must be able to play a solid game of Scrabble)
___has a sense of
humor (can take and make jokes)
___loves animals
___loves being
outside
___questions
things
___doesn’t want
children (When you're firm on not wanting them, you've got to have this one on the checklist. Must! For me, if the candidate wanted them, we weren't going on a date. It'd only waste everyone's time.)
___doesn’t like
the city
___Italian (my
grandmother insisted)
___doesn’t
settle (always dreams of more)
___is a great
problem solver
___tries new
things
___is a good
kisser
___understands
that M&Ms solve everything
This checklist
really helped me spend my time on compatible individuals back in the day and
allowed me to find The Husband… who, by the way, got very high scores on this. He's been an A+ student ever since too.
What do/did you
look for in a potential? Are/were you as tough as I was?
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What do/did you look for in a potential? Are/were you as tough as I was?
Toodles,
Chris
6 comments:
I should have had a check list. Would have saved a lot of time. Prior to my husband, I seemed to LOOK for guys who were just not that into me...and then tried to convince them they were. Yeah, not very bright. LOL Love your list. Maybe in the next life...
I was always waaayyy too shy to convince a guy he was into me, so I found my secret checklist to be much more effective.
Yikes! I wouldn't be able to pass your test. :) I didn't have a check list, and I wasn't really 'looking' for a guy, (although I did pine over guys who weren't that into me) so the relationships I had were more or less accidents. LOL Including my 12 1/2 year marriage that produced 3 awesome children. And, I'm still friends with my ex, so some accidents aren't all that bad. :) Enjoyed the post!
And, one other thing. Your books both sound awesome. I love the titles, the premise, and the covers. Congrats and best wishes!
Alicia,
I definitely pined over guys that weren't that into me--hell, they didn't even know I existed. I was a ninja piner, I suppose. I moved in quick, did my drooling and admiring, then moved out even quicker. LOL.
I'm super excited about my series. I never wrote a series before, so I'm having a ball hanging out with my characters for longer than usual. :)
Christine, I'm way late responding. I just went through the list with my Hubs of 41 years. With the exception of not wanting children (which we both did) he fulfills all your requirements. So I guess he's a keeper. :)
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