... issues and tissues with a touch of the spicy from the spirit hag ...
(... don't shoot the messenger)
Published on June 19, 2004 By mignuna In Personal Relationships
i know what boys like. i do. because they tell me. i am forever hearing about this mythical "perfect woman" ... this elusive "miss right" ... (ahem. make that ms.) ... that my male friends claim to be unable to find.

so i quizzed them until i came up with a list. and to my amazement, not only did they agree on almost everything, this "perfect woman" seems to involve a lot more of words like "understanding" and "secure", and a lot less of "perfect ass" than i expected.

although some of this may still sound kind of horrid and sexist, it is all honest, and not nearly as awful as it might have been, so i have left it as is. yucky bits included.

so, on behalf of (at least) 4 eligible, intelligent, much-loved and dearly respected male friends of mine, i give you ...


"the perfect woman"


1. she's healthy: healthy weight, healthy body, healthy mind. no bullshit like starving yourself or obsessive unfounded jealousy.


2. she's secure: no man likes an egomaniac, but neither can they value a woman who doesn't value herself.


3. she's herself: it's great to have things in common, but taking on all sorts of new stuff just to impress a man is guaranteed to do the exact opposite.


4. she's independent: she's happy to maintain her own friends and add a man to her life, not make him the purpose of it.


5. she's honest: if you expect to get the truth, you should give it.


6. she's realistic: no princesses or daddy's little girls' need apply. no man is interested in living up to a preconceived ideal.


7. she's smart: (exactly how smart is relative to the guy himself), but the days of the trophy bimbo are so over.


8. she's a woman: she wears her female aura with pride and is not ashamed to be a woman.


9. she's sensual: attitude wins over experience hands down in the bedroom and everywhere else.


10. she's a little wild: just in private, just for him.



so, there you have it. and remember ... please don't kill me ... i was only following orders ... so, are they right ? ... feedback would be adored





Comments (Page 1)
3 Pages1 2 3 
on Jun 19, 2004
someone apparently overlooked funny (id prefer more than a mere 'good sense of humor' ). my other personal preferences are rational, gracious and empathetic. oh and if its not asking too much, a delightfully dirty mind?
on Jun 19, 2004
Well, as Jeff on the BBC show "Coupling" might add "breathing" But I suppose if she were all the other things mentioned breathing might be optional. Hehehe.
on Jun 19, 2004
Reply By: kingbee - someone apparently overlooked funny (id prefer more than a mere 'good sense of humor' ). my other personal preferences are rational, gracious and empathetic. oh and if its not asking too much, a delightfully dirty mind?


king, i imagine that any amore of yours would need to be all of that and more ... what a shame i'm so graceless

mig XX

on Jun 19, 2004
Reply By: CrispE - Well, as Jeff on the BBC show "Coupling" might add "breathing" But I suppose if she were all the other things mentioned breathing might be optional. Hehehe.


hehe crispe. necrophilia is yucky .

and hello

mig XX

on Jun 19, 2004
what a shame i'm so graceless

just a few days ago--so its not like im dancin here--i published my conviction you were a paragon of rationality, graciousness and empathy (for not having taken a poultry shears to forcibly separate your stepmothers 30 phalanges). as i recall, several others joined me in that opinion.

on Jun 19, 2004
Reply #5 By: kingbee - what a shame i'm so graceless

just a few days ago--so its not like im dancin here--i published my conviction you were a paragon of rationality, graciousness and empathy (for not having taken a poultry shears to forcibly separate your stepmothers 30 phalanges). as i recall, several others joined me in that opinion.


i do recall that. and, undeserving as i am of it, i loved every word !!!! hehe

but i didn't mean that type of grace. i mean that i can tend to be somewhat, ahem, clumsy. i am much less physically graceful than i look, but i usually only start tripping over my feet or dropping stuff if i'm nervous or in a hurry hehe

mig XX

on Jun 19, 2004
if thats truly the case--and id have to see a demonstration--im sure you do it with panache
on Jun 19, 2004
Ha! No wonder men over look me! Well.....I personally think I have most of the to a degree, do I sound big headed, maybe, but looking at the lust, I'd say I wasn't seriously lacking, though I'm not top of the class either, I guess everyones idea of perfection is different, they may want all them things, but to what levels, I'm sure the have different levels of importance to different people. Just out of curiousity, do you know why your male friends can't find this perfect lass?
on Jun 19, 2004
looking at the lust

sally? is your freudian slip showing? nyuknyuk!
on Jun 19, 2004
More or less right on target. The people you interviewed for this list have good taste.
on Jun 19, 2004
Yeah yeah yeah....

Where the devil is she?

BAM!!!
on Jun 19, 2004
I should so watch what i type, hehe!
on Jun 19, 2004
I would add She's easy...
on Jun 19, 2004
I wonder what I'm doing wrong then? Maybe I think I'm things that I'm not? Getting a little sick of being terminally single. I think that has a lot to do with it. When people can tell that you're looking you look a little less attractive. We all like a challenge and men seem to go for those who act unavailable, or who they think are out of their league (but not too far).
Attraction is a funny thing. At the ripe old age of 23 I think I might chuck it all in, get a cat and give up on it. And you know what, then the bastard will turn up when I've made all the necessary changes to become an old spinster. Typical
Great article!
on Jun 19, 2004
Awwww Suz hunny! I think I'm thinking I'm things I'm not, so you're not alone sweety! You should just enjoy life while you can, everyone puts far to much pressure on you to find that perfect someone, and you know what? Life isn't that simple, it makes them more special that you do have to wait for them, that they don't come into your life that easy, would you really appreciate their perfection if you hadn't kissed all the frogs first? Chin up hunny!

At the ripe old age of 23 I think I might chuck it all in, get a cat and give up on it. And you know what, then the bastard will turn up when I've made all the necessary changes to become an old spinster. Typical


....I already got the cat, I'm one step there
3 Pages1 2 3