{"id":612,"date":"2012-08-13T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/www.soulmatesecret.com\/wabisabilove\/?p=612"},"modified":"2014-06-22T19:17:15","modified_gmt":"2014-06-22T19:17:15","slug":"wabi-sabi-humor-the-perfect-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arielleford.com\/wabisabilove\/2012\/08\/13\/wabi-sabi-humor-the-perfect-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Wabi Sabi Humor: The Perfect Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"\/wabisabilove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-615\" title=\"bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612\" src=\"\/wabisabilove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arielleford.com\/wabisabilove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arielleford.com\/wabisabilove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612-880x660.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.arielleford.com\/wabisabilove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/bigstock-Red-tick-in-a-box-in-form-of-h-23456612.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Original List: (age 22)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Handsome<br \/>\n2. Charming<br \/>\n3. Financially successful<br \/>\n4. A caring listener<br \/>\n5. Witty<br \/>\n6.. In good shape<br \/>\n7. Dresses with style<br \/>\n8. Appreciates finer things<br \/>\n9. Full of thoughtful surprises<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Nice looking<br \/>\n2. Opens car doors, holds chairs<br \/>\n3. Has enough money for a nice dinner<br \/>\n4. Listens more than talks<br \/>\n5. Laughs at my jokes<br \/>\n6. Carries bags of groceries with ease<br \/>\n7. Owns at least one tie<br \/>\n8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal<br \/>\n9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 42)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Not too ugly<br \/>\n2. Doesn&#8217;t drive off until I&#8217;m in the car<br \/>\n3. Works steady &#8211; splurges on dinner out occasionally<br \/>\n4. Nods head when I&#8217;m talking<br \/>\n5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes<br \/>\n6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture<br \/>\n7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach<br \/>\n8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids<br \/>\n9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down<br \/>\n10. Shaves most weekends<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 52)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed<br \/>\n2. Doesn&#8217;t belch or scratch in public<br \/>\n3. Can tow a Caravan<br \/>\n4. Can cook a BBQ<br \/>\n5. Doesn&#8217;t re-tell the same joke too many times<br \/>\n6. Appreciates a good TV dinner<br \/>\n7..Helps with the housework<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 62)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Doesn&#8217;t scare small children<br \/>\n2. Remembers where I have put things<br \/>\n3. Can still tow a van without causing chaos on the road<br \/>\n4. Only snores lightly when asleep<br \/>\n5. Remembers why he&#8217;s laughing<br \/>\n6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself<br \/>\n7. Usually wears some clothes<br \/>\n8. Doesn&#8217;t notice my facial hair and wrinkles<br \/>\n9. Remembers where he left his teeth<br \/>\n10. Stops trying to tell jokes<\/p>\n<p><strong>What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 72)<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Breathing.<br \/>\n2. Doesn&#8217;t miss the toilet.<br \/>\n3. Remembers where we both live.<\/p>\n<p>Send this to the women who will enjoy reading it and to the men who can handle it!<\/p><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original List: (age 22) 1. Handsome 2. Charming 3. Financially successful 4. A caring listener 5. Witty 6.. In good shape 7. Dresses with style 8. Appreciates finer things 9. Full of thoughtful surprises What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32) 1. Nice looking 2. Opens car doors, holds chairs 3. 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