The Dating Game......

I'm thinking I might start a new Blog entitled "All Men are Arseholes and Deserve to Die".

Ok, maybe that's a bit harsh.  But seriously.  Where are all the quality men out there?

The thing is, I don't think that the above picture is far from the truth.  Especially at my age, everyone seems to have their own agenda.  The trick I think is to know what yours is and play the game accordingly. 

My checklist isn't THAT long.  But it looks something like this....

• Personality - meaning, you know HAVE ONE.
• Kindness - Not hard, just be kind!!
• Compassion - It's not that difficult to understand.  But if I have a bad day, just be my friend and I'll likewise be yours.
• Funny (got to have the funny, right?)  Without the funny, you got nothin'
• Considerate - you know, GIVE. A. SHIT.
• Preferably tall - I wish I could have a 6 foot minimum, but I think that might be a little unrealistic... :/
• Intelligent - And by this I mean ALL kinds of intelligence, not just 'smart' but worldly, emotionally intelligent, and self aware, I enjoy philosophical conversations and I love it when your opinion isn't always the same as mine.  Challenge me.....
• Financially independent - don't be asking to borrow 20 bucks from me
• Personally Independent - Don't be depending on me to entertain you.  I have three kids that need me to help them make decisions.  I don't need to be your mum too.
• And connection.... there has to be some kind of connection.
• Oh and one more thing.... don't bullshit me.  I'm smarter than you think.

To be honest, I'm not even sure that I want a "relationship".  But someone to hang out with would be nice. You know, someone to call when I need a friendly ear.  Someone who might actually CARE if I've had a bad day, but who isn't in my pocket.  A mutual understanding of friendship that feels a little bit warm and fuzzy but that doesn't interfere with my mission of independence.  Hell, I don't even want to see you every day, or even every week, but a phone call every now and then to just know that you're still breathing would be nice.

But if you going to "hang out" with me, I expect a certain amount of consideration and..... gee, I don't know... maybe TALK to me every now and then.  Not just when you want something.

If I'm doing something wrong here, just tell me! 

'cos this dating game is getting very old, very quickly.

In other news : 

I have had THE BEST week of training.  Despite having a sooky-la-la couple of days where I've missed my kids and declared war on men and dating, I'm actually pleased to report that it has been one hell of a week for training.  There'll be a wrap of the week by Sunday :)