Have you ever had a checklist? Of course, you have. Let me be more specific. Have you ever had a checklist for your friend, partner, lover? You know, how you would want them to be and in research parlance, who would not end up being a desk reject? For the longest time, I never thought about it. I had friends tell me their lists. Most of them included good looking, smart, funny, should-make-me-laugh, successful, ... Some of the lists reminded me of the famous joke about women having the chance of their lives to go shopping at a 4 storey mall and they were going to shop for husbands. The only conditions were that once you decide to enter the floor, you could not go to any other but pick one from the present floor. Also, one couldn’t go back to previous floors. The ground floor said “good looking guys”. This lady skipped and went to the first floor. It said “good looking guys who can cook”. She was impressed but hey, maybe the next floor holds more promise. “Good looking guys who can cook, will look after kids and clean up after themselves”. Now we are talking! She heads to the third floor. “Good looking guys who can cook, will look after kids, clean up after themselves, crack you up with their jokes, surprise you in bed and exceed all expectations”. Wow, she thought. How could they possibly outdo this on the next floor? Uberly excited, she climbs to the final floor. “This floor is just to prove the point that it is never enough for women!” I must say that some of these lists proved it.
Anyhow, it was an interesting prospect for me. Who would probably make it to the list? Fine, no one can plan such things and ‘it’ happens. Yada yada yada. I shall, nonetheless, try. So here’s what I came up with.
1) Drop dead gorgeousness is overrated. I am not saying that a modelesque significant other will be frowned upon. Of course, should bruise my ego a bit that I am not the fancy one. But hey, I wouldn’t mind at all. But then, a six pack won’t be the first one on my list. So anyone who looks decent, and by decent I mean that if someone were to see him out on the street, I would really like it if they did not comment along the following lines “There’s something creepy about the dude” “He looks like he is up to no good” “Must clutch purse and walk faster”
2) A person who can converse, with equal ease, with people who are two rungs above him and a good few rungs below him in the social/professional ladder. I have utmost respect for people who can appreciate everyone for the simple fact that they are humans too! If you cannot get down from your high horse, you may ride off into the sunset without me!
3) Someone who can communicate (humour included here). I blabber. It is amazing to have someone with the patience to listen to it all. But, then again, even I run out of topics to talk about. So speak up!
4) Anyone who is ready to try things out at least once and loves to travel! I can be a lazy bum at times (fine, most) and can shy away from giving things a shot. Therefore, I am really hoping that your enthusiasm will rub off on me.
5) On the aesthetic side, someone who can pull off formal wear!
Five is a decent number I think. So shall stick to it. I am sure I will have a lot more additions to it. I am guilty of being human! But I guess this is a good start.
PS: And yes yes, Happy Valentine’s Day to all the mushy ones and to my fellow Single Club members, good luck with your checklists! :) Labels: Checklist, Valentine's Day |
decent criteria I must say :) how abt the 6th one "certain degrees of acceptability of random surprises of life" ;)
happy V-day, ms V.