My Man, My Boyfriend...

My Man, My Boyfriend...same thing. When I was first asked out by my now husband, (ok I asked him out), it was about that time that I realized that I had no clue what I was really looking for in a man/boyfriend/husband.
What was on my very elementary list were the following requirements:
- he loves the Lord
- he loves his mom
- he loves poetry (at the time I was into Shakespeare a certain TV show starring Ron Perlman)
- he loves music, specifically jazz.

This was a very short list and I left many important things out. For example being good with the finances, being able to make friends and keep them, doing the right thing even though you might make a few enemies, being willing to fight for me and with me, wanting kids, being a good cook, being a clean person...you know the little things you just assume will be there but you have to discover if they are or not.

  Needless to say I got a good man, not perfect, but good. He puts up with my shortcoming and I his. We laugh, we fight, we makeup, we move on. We pray about and ponder our future life together.  We keep dating each other, pausing once in a while to consider if this is the person that I even want to keep dating. Giving valuable loving criticism, while trying to impress upon the other person that, "yes" I am still sexy and smart, intriguing and worth it. That's what you have to do to keep the romance and relationship alive. With family drama, work drama, health drama, any drama, this is vital and necessary for any serious relationship. period. the end.

  So I will keep thinking of him as my husband, my man, my boyfriend forever, Lord willing, and we'll keep moving in the happily-ever-after direction.

Love you Honey.