Haha, good advice. I love this forum.

 

If I knew then (when I was 21) what I know now (I'm 31). . .

First off, if you're a guy that needs that much attention, then you're not the kind of brooding, aloof guy that chicks dig. Women want what they can't have. If you're sitting around craving attention, that's not sexy. If you need that much attention, learn to either tell jokes, or play an instrument.

I really don't care what a woman's career is. What I do care about, especially if she's not in school, is how she spends the money she has. If she's career minded, that's fine by me (gives me more time usually).

I'll take brains over beauty. . . but like most things, there is a quota that I'm not willing to exceed (on either side). I like someone who's easy on the eyes, but if she's so stupid that I have to remind her that "D" is for "Drive," that can get annoying. Similarly, I don't care if she and I carrying on about Rasmus' influence on The Reformation over a good Montrachet, if she gets winded from the car park to her place, then that ain't gonna work either.

 

My list:

Intelligent
Low-maintenance (I'm not cheap though )
Someone who can stand on their own two feet, basically they don't need me to do everything for them
Looks good without a lot of makeup

I'm not very picky

 

Haha, oh boy. We would SO not get along on a romantic level.

1) always pride myself on doing this (though there are some things I WON'T do, as most girls have their limits)
2) got those, love to cook for my boyfriend and he was teasing me last night about having a "girls night in" with a beer, a mop and a vaccum as I was cleaning my house most of last night
3) I'm both career-oriented and overly independent, intelligent enough to graduate college and am planning on getting an MBA in 3-7 yrs (depends on how fussy I am about the name, haven't decided yet).
4) American but lived in England for over a year, cultured, love to travel and most of my typical preferences (food, beer, cars) aren't american
5) beaty is in the eye of the beholder
6) I'd say that 80-90% of my friends/acquaintences are guys, out of my close friends, 3 out of the 7 I consider close (evens it out to 4 if you include my boyfriend) are males. Note: I've not dated any of my close male friends, and only kissed one (very very drunk soph yr in college) the night he met the girl he's now marrying (and I introduced them)
7) Not happening. I'm easygoing, not submissive. If I have an opinion and it's asked, I'll say it. If I think it pertains to the subject matter, I'll say it. If I don't have an opinion or generally don't care, I'll say.

Different strokes for different folks, it's all abotu determining your "ideal" mate, then seeing what you're comfortable "sacrificing". There are certain things I WILL NOT budge on, and certain things I know I'll give a little.

While I'm at it, my "list"
1) Social and gets along with pretty much everyone (or at least makes an attempt)
2) Share similar interests/hobbies (mine are pretty diverse, so as long as they hit a few of the highlights, such as dnb, dubstep, cars, movies, traveling, cooking/good food it's fine )
3) Must treat me with respect and listen to what I say, not just wait for me to finish then try to manipulate me into doing something else or thinking something else
4) Must be OK with me paying for a date here and there and not have to pay for 100% of everything themselves
5) Sexual compatibility
6) Drive - this is one of my "WILL NOT BUDGE" - if you're happy sitting there with some mediocre career living paycheck to paycheck, you are NOT to me. Live is to be LIVED, not to pass you by.
7) Independence - don't ask me who I was talking to when I was talking to them and what was said, stop being co-dependent on me and show a bit of independence, you have a life too and you did before I came along, so don't let me take it over!
8) Trust - you can't freak out over my choice of friends. As my current boyfriend knows, if something was to happen, it would have already/has already and has ended. With the exception of my one serious boyfriend (how ironic) I'm friends with every guy I've dated/fooled around with (note I said fooled around, not sleep around, two VERY diff things). I respect you and trust your choice in friends, I expect the same in return.

Ok, so I'm a bit long-winded

 

yes and no. I can't help it but I like to be the woman in the relationship. Im not a feminist but I don't go the other way either. Im in between.


Well, I think if I was your girlfriend I'd get jelous too if your girl friends called because you already stated how any friend that was a girl had you as a dick in a glass, calling to whip you out at the tip of a hat.

gotrice is on the money with his comments. I dont like them, I dont agree with them, but thats how a man can play on a womans insecurity. Thats kind of how the make them worse.

 

hey, I dont appreciate game playing, I am a straight to the point kind of guy and I hate wasting time. I prefer honestly, with a little bit of mystery.

 

Thats ok, not all women are alike. Personally, I don't think they make women like they used to, I could go off on a rant, but whats the point. I could best sum it up by saying I appreciate traditional women. My wife is a stay at home mom, but plans to go back to work eventually, she put her child and family before her career. That is almost non-existent these days...

 

. . . to be fair, many women would say the same thing about most men.

 

i love you













but yea, i agree, a lot of women aren't as traditional as they used to be, BUT, back in the day the little fucccker that took me on a date wouldnt have taken my 20 bucks on a 23 dollar bill and not given me change. Or not open my car door or restaurant door. Or try to get to third base on the first night. So THERE!

 

You havent met a true gentleman yet, they are few and far just like a good woman. Being a gentleman is not just the way you treat a woman, its how you handle and carry yourself as a man, chicks dig it.