Aquamarines

I heard a quote I like. In comparing the good and bad aquamarines with good and qualities of relationships: "Because the good stuff is always going to be there [people always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other's personalities], and always going to be pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you."

I really liked this. Because often we focus on the good qualities and how we love people so much that we often blow over the bad qualities; however, I've made a complete list of all my deal breakers:


A man who doesn't share my values, to include religion, politics and life. Don't date anyone who's not Protestant, and exclude the following: Catholics, Mormons, and people of strange, cultic denominations.

Don't date a man that a man that doesn't share my sexual values.

A man with no ambitions for his life, especially who 1. isn't working on a degree, 2. career path, 3. a car, 4. a job, 5. is not in a stable part of their life,or  6. not ready for a committed relationship.

Isn't willing to wait until marriage to have sex.

Is an alcoholic.

Is jaded from past relationships or refuses to ever get married or have kids.

Is not affectionate or acknowledges me in public.

Thinks that the world is out to get him.

Parties.

Has a girlfriend/talks about his exes/hasn't been out of a relationship for more than six months.

Has been cheated on.

These are the things that I'm going to be on the lookout for! Things that I can't change and can't deal with. This is part of the humility thing that I've mentioned before, meaning that I have a respect for the things that are bigger than me, that I can't change! Things that I can't waste anymore time on!