The Tale of the "List"

 

Once upon a time when I was 19, it was popular for girls of the marriageable age to create a list of the qualities that they wanted in their future husband.  My girlfriends and I created many of these list and would share them with each other through email (facebook had not yet been created).

Here are some of the qualities that could be found on our lists:

• Funny
• Dark hair
• A Christian
• Blue eyes
• Love his family
• Tall
• Want to have kids
• Like to have fun
• Brown eyes
• Plan romantic dates
• Easy going
• Blonde hair
• Don't care about sports 
• Like to go dancing
• Be able to talk about his feelings 
• He could only be one year younger or one year older
• Play the guitar 
• Had his life figured out

Fast forward ten years and here is the new list my roommate and I came up with the other day.

• Own a home with a garage and dishwasher 
• Be able to drive in the snow
• Be able to fix things around the house
• Be able to move furniture 

After much discussion we realized that this new list was just as unrealistic and unfair as our lists from ten years ago. We came to the decision that we really just need a butler :)

***I must note that my single girlfriends and I have come to the realization that these lists are unfair expectations to put on men and is not very loving.***