When I was 21, young, naive, and delusional, I made a covenant with two equally naive and delusional girls. Here is the result of thesis stress, hormonal imbalance, senti overload and prayers (I think) rolled into a list:
June 23, 2004, 7:29pm Chowking Metropoint MallWe will marry a guy who.. |
| 1. Loves God more than he loves us — or anything. 2. Is worthy of our respect / we can submit to. 3. Is stable — financially, emotionally, mentally. 4. Is loyal & committed & faithful. 5. Is not afraid to admit his mistakes. 6. Is sweet and affectionate. 7. Makes us want to be better persons. 8. Is a gentleman. 9. Has a good sense of humor. Not boring. 10. Is musically-inclined. 11. Loves kids; is a family man. 12. Is honest. 13. Is decisive and firm in his convictions. 14. Makes us feel like we’re the most beautiful / wonderful /special girls in the world..  15. GOOD LOOKING! (haha) 16. Must be taller by at least 3 inches than we are. 17. Must have no vices. 18. Is not complacent and/or tamad. 19 Is a hardworker / industrious. 20. Is our best friend. 21. Is someone who we love. 22. Is not a slob — hygienic, mabango, cool getup. 23. Is not intimidated by us. 24. Is patient and kind. 25. Knows how to cook / willing to do household chores.. (with us naman). 26. Is brave enough to ask our parents’ permission before courting/proposing. 27. Courted us first. 28. Is loving towards his mother and sister(s), kung meron. 29. Is not overly jealous/possessive/suffocating/ controlling. 30. Uses his time/resources wisely. 31. Would never ever hurt us on purpose — respects us. |
As of now… some items on the list are under review. Why? Let’s just say reality has come crashing in. Will update this soon. Here’s to a happily dateless Valentine’s Day!
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i used to have lists like this. pero since reality “happened”…O well. now, dalawa na lang yata. God-given at mahal ko! of course, i still have preferences (sino bang wala?). i just trust that God knows exactly what He is doing and pray hard enough that i’ll be able to discern his leading. sigh…Ãœ
happy love day everyone!Ü
Oh wooooow! U still have that list??!! I better check if teh boyfriend fits our standards. Haha. Miss u rits
riz: hehe. our idealism is so blatant in this list. mejo unrealistic ba?
carms: bahala na si Lord. and that is meant literally. i’ll be happy with, i’ll be happy without. no knights on shining armors for me. because having a relationship and being with someone is not the end goal of my life; it’s just a sweet bonus. =)
hehe. ansaya naman tignan ng list na ito. =)
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