Love's List

Every person and every culture believes in their "other half". I am included. The amazing thing about love is that there are so many stories about it. One of my personal favorites is the one from Greek mythology. The gods took one man and split him right down the middle; half of him was male and half was the female. These two people would search their whole lives just for the other half; and in the words of H.L. and the News, "That's the power of love!"

Thinking about all this made me think about what I see in love. Now I came to think I knew what I wanted at church camp last year. I made a list of what I want in a relationship and what I deserve. My list is a little faulty.... and it is also long.

1. A man that is kind to all



2. A man that has a heart for God



3. A man that is honest



4. A man that is loyal



5. A man that has all of his priorities in order



6. A man who can make me laugh



7. A man who is pure is preferred



8. A man who wants to take charge of the relationship spiritually



9. A man who will take the time to sit and talk with me



10. A man who does not speak to me out of anger



11. A man who is a gentleman



12. A man who sees the beauty in forgiveness



13. A man who would love my family like their own



14. A man who treats me as an equal



15. A man who shows me how much he loves me in random little ways.



16. A man is creative



17. A man that knows how to have fun



18. A man who is not afraid of my emotions



19. A man who will sit an pray with me



20. A man who will pray for me



21. A man with the right amount of independence and the right amount of dependence



22. A man that I can call my best friend



23. A man that would kiss me on the nose because he thinks it is adorable



24. A man that will call me in the middle of the night to talk to me because he had a nightmare and wants to hear my voice



25. A man who would stay with me all night if I had a nightmare just to make sure I could get some sleep



26. A man that wants to spend every waking moment with me but doesn't because he loves the anticipation



27. A man that has no problem admitting his feelings to me or anyone else



28. A man that will shout from the roof tops how he feels when he is ready



29. A man who will dance with me when there is no music



30. A man who will sing to me when there is no music



31. A man who will write poetry about me



32. A man that wants to take me or random little trips



33. A man who loves to dance, and will take me dancing



34. A man that believes that a romantic dinner does not have to cost a boat load of money



35. A man who will actually send me flowers just because he was thinking about me, and he will get the flowers based on what one remind him of me.

So as you can see I have a huge list =) and I can continue, but then I am worried that it will start turning into a work of fiction... I'm afraid I might have already crossed that line, but a girl can dream right?! If only, if only. Well I am going to head to bed now and dream about my perfect man. Because I now that no matter what happens in reality I will always have my prince charming in my dreams; he will save me from waking up tonight. =)